The Government Lease Beneath the Trump D.C. Hotel: The record

Reporting and findings

1. documented

   GSA issued an estoppel certificate allowing the lease to continue under a revised operating arrangement after Trump took office.

   • 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
2. documented

   Trump retained the beneficial business interest in the tenant while serving as president.

   • 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
   • 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