Trump Appointee at the GSA, Emily Murphy, and Trump DC Hotel Lease

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Hill Democrats Quiz GSA Chief About Trump Hotel Sale
By Lia RussellJan 29, 2020

The lease on President Donald Trump's downtown Washington, D.C., hotel is for sale. The deadline for initial bids was Jan. 23, but so far the Trump Organization hasn't supplied information on potential buyers to the General Services Administration, which oversees the lease.

GSA Administrator Emily Murphy told lawmakers at a Jan. 28 hearing of the House Transportation Committee's Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management that GSA has 45 days to determine whether the candidate is up to par once the Trump Organization finds a "qualified transferee."

"There's a seven-part test for qualified transferees," Murphy said. "It goes towards the character of the party, their financial responsibility, and their past history of maintaining historic property." If GSA doesn't make a determination within 45 days, the Trump Organization can transfer the lease and consider it approved.

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"You're going to be overseeing the potential transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars into the pockets of the president and his family," Titus continued. "We want to know what, if any, changes could be made to the terms of the lease with the new tenant. Additionally, we must determine the need for new legislation to guide the outleasing process. I want us to make sure that the GSA and this committee have a clear understanding of the process moving forward, and that we're not going to be repeating the mistakes of the past."

More at link: https://fcw.com/articles/2020/01/29/trump-hotel-lease-sale-hearing.aspx

[C_U_L8R]

1. It seems she's in on the grift

and is just digging herself in deeper trouble.

[smirkymonkey]

2. Yep, they all risk exposure if they aren't loyal to him.

I think there must be some smart DC lawyers who are probably already on to her that could dig up some dirt.

[enough]

4. Is this the same woman who is holding up the GSA approval to begin the

Presidential Transition process?

[smirkymonkey]

5. Same woman.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_W._Murphy

[UTUSN]

6. K&R

[lagomorph777]

7. Wait - so Turd is giving up on Turd Hotel in DC (The Old Post Office)?

Obviously, like everything else in his world, there's a grift.

But happy to see him booted out.

[malaise]

8. The dates of this article and within it are confusing

Is this from January of this year - he knew he was losing from then?

[lagomorph777]

9. Oh, geez. Not exactly LBN.

Fail, for posting such a misleading mess without explanation.

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10. This is the same woman that screwed up the FBI building swap.

Remember, the plan was to trade the existing FBI building, which is falling apart, for land in the surrounding area. The FBI site could be used to build a hotel that would be in direct competition with Trump's hotel. She proposed a less effective plan to remodel the existing building supposedly without any input from Trump.

[link:https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/us/politics/fbi-headquarters-building-trump.html

[smirkymonkey]

11. Hmmm...

The plot thickens. I didn't realize that was her too. Just another Trump slimeball who's in on the grift.