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Federal agency ignored constitutional concerns in Trump hotel lease, report finds

This secondary source from CBS News supports 2 claims across 2 ledger entries.

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CBS News
Published
2019-01-16
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  1. analysisdocumented

    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.

    OIG findings and scope limitation

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

  2. factdocumented

    GSA's inspector general found that the agency improperly ignored constitutional issues in its lease analysis.

    OIG findings and scope limitation

    The Government Lease Beneath the Trump D.C. Hotel: Outcome · Outcome