US military reportedly paying $130,000 a month to lease space in Trump Tower

[sandensea]

Source: CNBC

The United States government is paying more than $130,000 a month to rent a space in Trump Tower for a military office that supports the White House, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

Lease documents obtained by the Journal showed the government agreed to pay $2.39 million for a 3,475 square foot space from April 11, 2017 to Sept. 30, 2018 — above market rate for similarly sized high rise luxury apartments, the report said.

A spokeswoman at the General Services Administration said the space is owned by someone not affiliated with the Trump Organization, suggesting the rent money isn't going to President Donald Trump, according to the report.

Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/18/us-military-reportedly-paying-130000-a-month-to-lease-space-in-trump-tower.html

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"owned by someone not affiliated with the Trump Organization..."

[SunSeeker]

1. Kleptocracy takes root in America.

[NBachers]

2. Just imagine if the Clinton's were being paid $130,000 a month for their place in Chappaqua

so the military could set up a support office.

[DK504]

8. Set up a military support office for a place he doesn't live.

$15 million a year plus all the secret service protection and the rooms they have to rent to a place he never goes to.

What's the name of the law that always such fraud?

[keithbvadu2]

3. "someone not affiliated with the Trump Organization"

The Trump boys?

Jared? Ivanka?

All totally independent. Right?

[Sunlei]

4. $10,000 an hour to fly that old junk-trump jet. Thats how Republican 'donors' paid the crook.

[The Wizard]

5. Military waste by any other name

No wonder Trump wants increased military waste. It's going to one of his off shore money laundries.

[Shell_Seas]

6. Does someone know how much money we are supposed to be saving with Meals on Wheels cuts?

[Grins]

7. Bwahahahahahaahahaha! "Secret Service Paying Clintons Mortgage!"

Oh, to get again that 2001 viral email from the Reich-wing that claimed: "[t]he Clintons charge the Federal government $10,000 monthly rent" for the quarters used by the Secret Service at the couple’s residence in Chappaqua, N.Y.

At $130,000 a month the taxpayer is paying 13-times the amount that went to Clintons.

OOPS!!!! No it isn't!

The Clinton's actually charged only $1,100 a month, or .85% (point.Eight.five percent) of what they are paying Trump.

OOPS!!!! No they aren't!!

The $1,100 was what the Secret Service OFFERED to pay; but the Clinton's refused any compensation.

Must suck to be a Republican.

[sandensea]

9. Gotta love those alternative facts.

[dchill]

10. I think I saw where they leased a condo for the "football."

You know, for when the CIC is in NYC.

[SpankMe]

11. As a taxpayer, I have a right to know who the landlord is. n/t

[TheFrenchRazor]

12. nope, no corruption here.... nt

[Yonnie3]

13. Ironically, he doesn't go there anymore. n/t

[sandensea]

14. Of course not.

That's where his wife lives.