The Government Lease Beneath the Trump D.C. Hotel: Audit finding

Reporting and findings

1. documented

   The lease remained in place while Trump retained a beneficial interest, and the GSA inspector general found the agency's review improperly ignored constitutional questions; the report did not decide whether an Emoluments Clause violation occurred.

   • Time: Read a Transcript of Donald Trump's Press Conference on Conflicts of InterestSheri Dillon remarks: no new foreign deals, limited information rights, compliance counsel, and donation of foreign-government hotel profits
   • U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Oversight Committee Requests Documents on Trump Organization's Treatment of Foreign Government PaymentsBipartisan committee letter describing the January pledge and requesting implementation records
   • General Services Administration Office of Inspector General: Evaluation of GSA's Management and Administration of the Old Post Office Building LeaseExecutive summary and findings on GSA's post-election constitutional review
   • CBS News: Federal agency ignored constitutional concerns in Trump hotel lease, report findsOIG findings and scope limitation