Evaluation of GSA's Management and Administration of the Old Post Office Building Lease

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: 2019-01-16
Source quality: primary

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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.
Executive summary and findings on GSA's post-election constitutional review
The Government Lease Beneath the Trump D.C. Hotel: Audit finding · Cited analysis
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GSA issued an estoppel certificate allowing the lease to continue under a revised operating arrangement after Trump took office.
Executive summary and findings on GSA's post-election constitutional review
The Government Lease Beneath the Trump D.C. Hotel: The record · The record
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Trump retained the beneficial business interest in the tenant while serving as president.
Executive summary and findings on GSA's post-election constitutional review
The Government Lease Beneath the Trump D.C. Hotel: The record · The record
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The OIG expressly did not determine whether Trump violated the Constitution or whether any violation breached the lease.
Executive summary and findings on GSA's post-election constitutional review
The Government Lease Beneath the Trump D.C. Hotel: Evidentiary limit · Evidentiary limit
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GSA's inspector general found that the agency improperly ignored constitutional issues in its lease analysis.
Executive summary and findings on GSA's post-election constitutional review
The Government Lease Beneath the Trump D.C. Hotel: Outcome · Outcome