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

Reporting cited here

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.

   Executive summary and findings on GSA's post-election constitutional review

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

2. documented

   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

3. documented

   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

4. documented

   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

5. documented

   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