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Ever since Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, the liberal media has been harping on the D.C. hotel that bears his name. The concern is that Trump is violating the leasing contract of the historic post office owned by the federal government, which says a public official cannot profit from the property. But according to a news brief by anchor Scott Pelley on CBS Evening News on Thursday, that’s no longer an issue for the President, a fact that was omitted by both ABC and NBC.
“Today a federal agency ruled that President Trump's hotel at a historic former post office building in Washington is not violating its lease,” reported Pelley. “The lease prohibits government officials from profiting from the property, but the General Services Administration says there is no violation because the President has transferred his businesses to his children and will not get any money from the hotel.”
Being that the decision by the GSA is supported by the fact that Trump’s sons now run his business, it may put to rest cries of “conflict of interest.” In addition, it could possibly mean that Trump is not in violation of the emoluments clause of the constitution as well.
Suggestions of such impropriety have been a staple of the liberal media for a while. Back in December on ABC’s World News Tonight, reporter Brian Ross ambushed officials from Bahrain and demanded to know if they were trying to buy favor with the incoming president. “The wealthy kingdom of Bahrain certainly has good reason to court the incoming Trump administration,” he declared, “Its human rights record has been harshly criticized. Accused of torture, even threats of rape and other violence against political opponents.”
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