Case Number: 19-288

Records from GSA Regarding the Trump Organization and the Trump Hotel in DC

June 7, 2019
Records, including communications, from the General Services Administration regarding leases with the Trump Organization. American oversight received these records in response to a request for records regarding the operations of the Old Post Office Tower during the partial government shutdown that commenced on December 22, 2018.

No Records Response from Interior Regarding Communications with Trump Organization During December 2018

June 6, 2019
The Department of the Interior stated that it had no records of communications with Trump Organization during December 2018, including communications about the Old Post Office Tower.

GSA Records of Communications with Trump Business and Family Regarding the Government Shutdown and the Trump Hotel in DC

May 1, 2019
General Services Administration records of agency communications with the Trump Organization and family about the effect of the government shutdown of early 2017 on operations at the Trump Old Post Office Hotel in Washington, DC. This production includes communications sent from the Trump Organization to GSA with regular financial statements. The production does not include the actual financial statements.

GSA Records of Communications Regarding the Government Shutdown and the Trump Hotel in DC

May 1, 2019
General Services Administration records of agency communications about the effect of the government shutdown of early 2017 on operations at the Trump Old Post Office Hotel in Washington, DC. These records include the lease terms of the hotel and some agency communications with the Hill regarding the shutdown.

No Records Response from GSA Regarding the Funding of the Old Post Office Tower During the Shutdown

May 1, 2019
General Services Administration stated that it has no records regarding how the Old Post Office was funded during the 35-day government shutdown.

NPS Records Regarding Old Post Office Tower Operations

March 20, 2019
Records from the National Park Service regarding Old Post Office Tower operations, including the decision to spend nearly $600,000 to continue operations at the Old Post Office Tower attached to the Trump International Hotel in the event of a continuous government shutdown.

No Records response form GSA regarding communications with the Trump Organization during the government shutdown

March 6, 2019
No records response from the General Services Administration in response to our request for communications with anyone at the Trump Organization during the government shutdown. American Oversight sought these communications because access to the tower in the Old Post Office Hotel remained open during the government shutdown.

Complaint: American Oversight v. GSA and NPS – Old Post Office Funding

February 5, 2019
American Oversight's lawsuit filed against General Services Administration and the National Park Service to shed light on the decision to use federal funding to re-open the Old Post Office Tower during the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

Lawsuit: Why Did Government-Run Site Attached to Trump Hotel Stay Open During the Shutdown?

February 5, 2019
American Oversight filed a lawsuit against General Services Administration and the National Park Service to shed light on the decision to use federal funding to re-open the Old Post Office Tower during the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

FOIA to GSA Seeking Communications Regarding Old Post Office Tower and Government Shutdown

January 3, 2019
FOIA request to the General Services Administration seeking communications of senior officials regarding the operations of the Old Post Office Tower during the partial government shutdown that commenced on December 22, 2018.