Cheers! Barr books Trump's hotel for $30,000 holiday party
Source: WaPo
U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr is planning a holiday treat for his boss.
Last month, Barr booked President Trumps D.C. hotel for a 200-person holiday party in December that is likely to deliver Trumps business more than $30,000 in revenue.
Barr signed a contract, a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Post, for a Family Holiday Party in the hotels Presidential Ballroom Dec. 8. The party will feature a buffet and four-hour open bar for about 200 people.
Barr is paying for the event himself and chose the venue only after other hotels, including the Willard and the Mayflower were booked, according to a Department of Justice official. The official said the purpose of Barrs party wasnt to curry favor with the president.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/08/27/cheers-barr-books-trumps-hotel-holiday-party/?tid=ss_tw
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,096 posts)And this article has me doing this -->
Evolve Dammit
(16,743 posts)underpants
(182,829 posts)Fox News will be all over this.
trixie2
(905 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,303 posts)for 200 people. My friends and family could drink that much in four hours.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,586 posts)Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,303 posts)I doubt $150 a head would get you even breakfast at a DC hotel.
Volaris
(10,272 posts)150 a head and that covers the open bar.. that's not bad, actually.
Additionally, is anyone surprised that trump's hotel was the ONLY ONE that wasn't already booked for that night...I'm not.
I mean, maybe local the Super 8 has a banquet room, but cmon... this is the USAG were talking about here...gotta have SOME self respect, right? RIGHT?!
tanyev
(42,568 posts)ffr
(22,670 posts)They're 100% at how impotent our democracy has become, taken over by the red Russian loving oligarchs.
Perseus
(4,341 posts)The corruption behind the scenes has to be something like never seen, luggage full of money must be moving at those parties, and let us hope that these luggage is not landing in the hands of the military, if it is so, the USA is doomed!
I know it is crazy to think this could happen here, but it can, and it is most probably happening.
Blue Owl
(50,427 posts)No freebies from these fucks!
Mc Mike
(9,114 posts)He loves his employees to be crooked criminals who aid him in being a crooked criminal. And he loves loyalty.
cstanleytech
(26,295 posts)Oh wait, I forgot he also threw in obstructing justice.
bluestarone
(16,976 posts)Have a wide open check book UN FUCKING LIMITED MONEY! NOTHING we can do about it! Feel so helpless here.
not fooled
(5,801 posts)enough ass kissing for barr to give red don?
Just goes to show they have no shame and don't give a fuck what the rest of the country thinks. They believe they are untouchable.
BigmanPigman
(51,611 posts)and this can't be taken as normal. He did not put his businesses in a blind trust and he is advertising through his office. He is clearly profiting off of the office.
onenote
(42,714 posts)The domestic emoluments clause bars the president from receiving any Emolument "from the United States, or any of them." If the party was being paid for out of DOJ funds, one might make an argument that this is an emolument "from the United States". And while it is true that Barr receives a salary from the United States, it probably is a stretch to say the money paid for the party is from the United States.
However, it is close enough that, as the nation's top lawyer, Barr should have avoided any appearance of impropriety.
TrollBuster9090
(5,954 posts)He's already there, drinking up a storm.
Bill Barr (not exactly as shown)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,035 posts)That's chump change compared to the other bribes Trump gets.
diva77
(7,643 posts)B Stieg
(2,410 posts)New ways to grift, everyday from this crew.
sakabatou
(42,158 posts)democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Barr wants to ensure a pardon when the obstruction hits the fan.
Nothing like massive in your face corruption.
Talitha
(6,593 posts)"Barr.... chose the venue only after other hotels, including the Willard and the Mayflower were booked"
The most desireable places always book out fast.
Barr checked them first, but had to settle with trump's dump.
Kid Berwyn
(14,909 posts)Its a thank you to Mr. Putin.
Bengus81
(6,931 posts)In some "structure" that Obama owned we'd still be hearing about it. I don't care how damn cheap it is,it's ethically WRONG.