Inquiries come as Trump’s company also discusses its debts with Deutsche Bank and deeply cuts costs.
Congressional Democrats are pressing the General Services Administration for information about President Trump’s D.C. hotel lease, after Trump’s company said it asked the federal government to include it in any accommodations it may make for private tenants during theIn a letter Thursday, Sen. Chris Van Hollen asked GSA Administrator Emily Murphy to produce the agency’s policies governing possible changes to its lease agreement with the Trump Organization, which rents the D.C.
“The conversations were informal in nature,” and the president’s company made no formal request for relief, said the person, speaking on the condition of anonymity to freely discuss a private contract. The New York Times previously reported the Deutsche Bank discussions. Over the past six weeks, GSA representatives have not responded to repeated inquiries about the status of the lease or payments from the Trump Organization. Officials there did not respond to a request for comment Thursday. The GSA has also repeatedly declined to share detailed information about the president’s lease with Congress.“I am sure they are all intimidated,” Van Hollen said of GSA officials. “We have seen the president reach deep into the federal government and fire people.
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