Review of GSA's Revised Plan for the FBI Headquarters Consolidation Project

This primary source from General Services Administration Office of Inspector General supports 5 claims across 4 ledger entries.

Publisher: General Services Administration Office of Inspector General
Published: 2018-08-27
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Trump's participation and the revised government plan are documented, but the official record does not establish that protecting the nearby Trump hotel motivated the decision.
January 24 Oval Office meeting, revised plan and information-access limitations
The FBI Headquarters Rebuild and the Nearby Trump Hotel: Audit finding · Cited analysis
factdocumented
Trump participated in an Oval Office meeting about a revised plan to demolish and rebuild the FBI headquarters at its existing site.
January 24 Oval Office meeting, revised plan and information-access limitations
The FBI Headquarters Rebuild and the Nearby Trump Hotel: The record · The record
factdocumented
Trump participated in the cited meeting while retaining the nearby hotel interest; motive is not established.
January 24 Oval Office meeting, revised plan and information-access limitations
The FBI Headquarters Rebuild and the Nearby Trump Hotel: The record · The record
factdocumented
The GSA inspector general documented the meeting and gaps in information about the White House discussions.
January 24 Oval Office meeting, revised plan and information-access limitations
The FBI Headquarters Rebuild and the Nearby Trump Hotel: Outcome · Outcome
factdocumented
The nearby-hotel competitive theory was raised by watchdogs, but the cited official record does not establish it as Trump's motive.
January 24 Oval Office meeting, revised plan and information-access limitations
The FBI Headquarters Rebuild and the Nearby Trump Hotel: Evidentiary limit · Evidentiary limit