U.S. House panel seeks details on agency's talks over Washington Trump hotel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives committee on Wednesday called on President Donald Trump's administration to hand over details on any talks between his company and a federal agency over lease terms for a Trump-branded hotel near the White House.
The Democratic-led House Oversight and Reform Committee said it made the request to the General Services Administration (GSA), which oversees leases on federally owned property, in response to a New York Times report that the Trump Organization real estate company had asked about changing its lease terms for the Trump International Hotel due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Trump Organization runs the hotel under a lease on the federally owned Old Post Office Building in Washington, just a few blocks from the White House.
The Times cited a statement from Eric Trump, the Republican president's son, that the company was asking the GSA that it be given any relief that the government would offer other tenants. Trump maintained ownership of his global business empire after becoming president in 2017 but said he handed off control to his two eldest sons.
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