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March 24, 2017

Feds rule Trump D.C. hotel doesn't violate lease terms

  • Democrats criticized the GSA ruling, saying the agency had completely changed the position it held before President Trump took office.
    • By MICHAEL BIESECKER
    Associated Press

    WASHINGTON — The federal agency overseeing Donald Trump's lease for a luxury hotel in Washington ruled Thursday that his inauguration as president doesn't violate terms of the agreement barring government officials from profiting from the property.

    In a letter to the Trump Organization, General Services Administration Contracting Officer Kevin M. Terry says he has determined that the president's business is in “full compliance” because profits from the hotel won't go directly to Trump while he's president.


     
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