WTF? GSA Rules Trumps DC Hotel Lease Is In Full Compliance

[Stonepounder]

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gsa-rules-trump-s-dc-hotel-lease-full-compliance-n737846

The federal agency that oversees the government-held lease on the Trump family's Washington, D.C. hotel has ruled that the lease is in "full compliance," though a clause in the lease explicitly forbids "any elected official" of the federal government from receiving "any benefit" from the property.

In a letter to Donald Trump's son Donald and Eric, the contracting officer for the General Services Administration said the terms of the lease on the Trump International Hotel had been met because President Trump had resigned from any position with the firm, and had agreed to receive no direct earnings from the hotel.

"In other words, during his term in office, the president will not receive any distributions from the trust that would have been generated from the hotel," said contracting officer Kevin Terry. Profits will instead be held by Old Post Office LLC and used to "support and enhance the business of Tenant and operation of the hotel."

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"GSA changed the position it held before Trump took office," said Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, and Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon, ranking member of House Transportation Committee. "Any elected official can now defy the restriction by following this blueprint."

Obviously the GOP doesn't care that our so-called President is violating the Constitution right and left. They also don't seem to care that there is an awful lot of circumstantial evidence that he is a fellow-traveler with Russia. They don't care that he has appointed the most ignorant, ill-equipped Cabinet in history, or that he doesn't have a freakin' clue about hos to govern. IOKIYAAR!

Note: Posting to Gederal Discussion rather than Late Breaking as this came out 2 days ago, but with everything else that was going on with Nunes and the AHCA it didn't get much play at the time.

[BSdetect]

1. This is typical third world dictator grafting.

Wonder what pressure went on behind the scenes?

[lpbk2713]

2. Someone high up the chain likes their job.

And they probably had a private discussion with Trump.

[sarah FAILIN]

3. Exactly.

We all knew how it would wash out once he took over and got his own people in place.

[uponit7771]

4. "direct earnings" is NOT the standard !! ANY earnings is

[NCTraveler]

8. I thought it was even more broad than that.

I thought it was "benefits".

[uponit7771]

9. +1, it is

[Hassin Bin Sober]

5. So basically the rule is completely useless.

Any jackass with $150 bucks and access to Legal Zoom Dot Com can form an LLC and put it in a family member's name.

[Liberal In Texas]

6. The Acting Adminstrator is Timothy O. Horne

Put in place by Trump. So the fox is guarding the hen house.

[pansypoo53219]

7. HE IS PROFITING OFF HIS NAME! seperate my ass.