House Democrats file lawsuit over access to Trump hotel documents
Source: Politico
By NOLAN D. MCCASKILL 11/02/2017 11:33 AM EDT
Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the General Services Administration over access to documents related to President Donald Trump’s Washington, D.C., hotel.
Seventeen Democrats filed a complaint Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia over GSA's failure to comply with the so-called “seven-member” statute, which mandates federal agencies produce documents requested by any seven members of the House Oversight Committee.
They will say at a news conference later on Thursday that the documents they seek are necessary to determine whether Trump is using his office for private gain, the extent that the Trump International Hotel receives payments from foreign governments or officials, and information on GSA's interpretation of the lease, which bars any elected official of the U.S. government from benefiting from it.
“This hotel is not just a building with Donald Trump’s name on it. It is a glaring symbol of the Trump administration’s lack of accountability and a daily reminder of the refusal by Republicans in Congress to do their job,” Elijah Cummings of Maryland, the top Democrat on the panel, will say, according to prepared remarks shared with POLITICO. “This may be standard operating procedure in foreign countries — but not here. Not in America.”
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