Chaffetz Says He Wants To Review Trump's DC Hotel Lease

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo

By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published JANUARY 26, 2017, 6:55 AM EDT

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), the chair of the House Oversight Committee, told reporters on Wednesday that he is looking into the lease for President Donald Trump's Washington, D.C., hotel.

"I did request from the (General Services Administration) the full unredacted contract, Chaffetz told reporters, according to [link:http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/jason-chaffetz-trump-hotel-234190Politico]. Itll be interesting to see what they produce and what their take on it is.

Democratic [link:http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/house-senate-democrats-push-general-services-administration-address-trump-hotel-contractlawmakers] and [link:https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-international-hotel-violate-terms-lease-governmentethics experts] say that Trump has violated his lease for the hotel. Trump leases the building from the federal government, and his lease states that an elected official cannot be involved in or benefit from the hotel, creating a conflict of interest for the new president.

Chaffetz told reporters he asked for the unredacted lease in December and that he still has not received it, according to Politico.

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[IronLionZion]

1. Oh please toss him in jail!

Perp walk him out in handcuffs and make him share a cell with the anarchists

[truebluegreen]

2. Well, I am relieved! that Chaffetz is On The Case.

Not.

[Cryptoad]

3. sounds like somebody

wants to lower the lease.

[Turbineguy]

4. Chaffetz, that protector of the public,

will find nothing wrong.

Always make sure the people who investigate you are your friends.

[WePurrsevere]

5. Exactly nt

[2naSalit]

11. Unless...

this morning's rumblings of discontent about the cheato have become louder (if true) and preparations are now being made to kick his orange ass to the curb asap. Then there will be a reason for idiot to actually pretend, publicly, to be concerned so evidence can be used in a case against the cheato.

[IronLionZion]

6. I'm sure they'll investigate this as if it were Hillary's emails

or Benghazi. Or maybe they'll find it simpler to just get rid of the law to make America more efficient with less of these job killing regulations

[shraby]

7. I have a different take on it. Maybe they are looking for a way to get rid of him.

[cbdo2007]

8. He says he requested it in December, so they have been trying for awhile.

[itcfish]

9. It's Just For

Show

[Bayard]

10. I'm more concerned

About the need to redact part of a lease. That's highly suspicious.

[Doitnow]

12. Oh, sure. Isn't this the guy who wants to kill federal pensions?-----

Well, who knows, maybe he can find some way of having dump pay for the wall with all the earnings from all the bribes he will be taking. What a laugh!!

[sarcasmo]

13. Start of Impeachment?

[Txbluedog]

14. Please

I'm sure he'll find nothing wrong in the lease, but might find sonething in there to reopen the investigation into Hillary's emails