Gsa ‘ignored’ Constitution On Trump’s D.c. Hotel

NEW YORK — The U.S. General Services Agency ignored a constitutional ban on extra government benefits to the president when it allowed Donald Trump to continue leasing federal property for his luxury hotel in Washington, the agency’s watchdog said Wednesday. GSA officials knew Trump’s ultimate ownership of the hotel — which sits on federal property — potentially violated a provision of the lease with the government, the GSA inspector general concluded in a report.

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