Trump's Washington hotel poses no conflict of interest, agency findsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump International Hotel in Washington is not in violation of federal conflict-of-interest rules that bar elected officials from taking part in a lease of federal property, the U.S. General Services Administration said on Thursday. Critics argued that the luxury hotel housed in the historic Old Post Office a few blocks from the White House was a conflict of interest for Republican President Donald Trump because he is both landlord and tenant of the building. Lawyers for the hotel said the claim had no merit. Democratic lawmakers asked the GSA, which oversees federal property, to clarify the status of the lease arrangement. “We would like to thank the GSA for their diligent review of this matter,” Amanda Miller, a spokeswoman for the hotel, said in an email.  In January, Trump said he would maintain ownership of his global business empire, but hand control to his two oldest sons while president. His eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., subsequently took the reins of the Washington hotel. In a letter from GSA contracting officer Kevin Terry to Donald Trump Jr., the agency said the issue had been resolved by the younger Trump taking over as head of the company that runs the hotel and by changes to its internal operating agreement. The GSA said the company, the Trump Old Post Office LLC, was in full compliance with the section of the lease prohibiting elected federal officials from having any part of it. The hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue has become a rallying point for anti-Trump protesters. Two Democratic U.S. congressmen, Elijah Cummings of Maryland and Peter DeFazio of Oregon, voiced displeasure with the GSA decision. “Any elected official can now defy the restriction by following this blueprint,” they said in an email statement, calling the agency’s letter “completely inadequate.” “This decision allows profits to be reinvested back into the hotel so Donald Trump can reap the financial benefits when he leaves the White House,” they added. “This is exactly what the lease provision was supposed to prevent.”  A Washington restaurant sued the president and Trump Old Post Office LLC this month, claiming patrons had shifted business there to curry favor with his administration. A Trump Organization attorney said the lawsuit lacked merit. politicsNews
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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Trump's Washington hotel poses no conflict of interest, agency findsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump International Hotel in Washington is not in violation of federal conflict-of-interest rules that bar elected officials from taking part in a lease of federal property, the U.S. General Services Administration said on Thursday. Critics argued that the luxury hotel housed in the historic Old Post Office a few blocks from the White House was a conflict of interest for Republican President Donald Trump because he is both landlord and tenant of the building. Lawyers for the hotel said the claim had no merit. Democratic lawmakers asked the GSA, which oversees federal property, to clarify the status of the lease arrangement. “We would like to thank the GSA for their diligent review of this matter,” Amanda Miller, a spokeswoman for the hotel, said in an email.  In January, Trump said he would maintain ownership of his global business empire, but hand control to his two oldest sons while president. His eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., subsequently took the reins of the Washington hotel. In a letter from GSA contracting officer Kevin Terry to Donald Trump Jr., the agency said the issue had been resolved by the younger Trump taking over as head of the company that runs the hotel and by changes to its internal operating agreement. The GSA said the company, the Trump Old Post Office LLC, was in full compliance with the section of the lease prohibiting elected federal officials from having any part of it. The hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue has become a rallying point for anti-Trump protesters. Two Democratic U.S. congressmen, Elijah Cummings of Maryland and Peter DeFazio of Oregon, voiced displeasure with the GSA decision. “Any elected official can now defy the restriction by following this blueprint,” they said in an email statement, calling the agency’s letter “completely inadequate.” “This decision allows profits to be reinvested back into the hotel so Donald Trump can reap the financial benefits when he leaves the White House,” they added. “This is exactly what the lease provision was supposed to prevent.”  A Washington restaurant sued the president and Trump Old Post Office LLC this month, claiming patrons had shifted business there to curry favor with his administration. A Trump Organization attorney said the lawsuit lacked merit. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: trump washington hotel poses conflict interest agency findswashington reuters the trump international hotel washington violation federal rules bar elected officials taking part lease federal property general services administration said thursday critics argued luxury hotel housed historic old post office blocks white house conflict interest republican president donald trump landlord tenant building lawyers hotel said claim merit democratic lawmakers asked gsa oversees federal property clarify status lease arrangement we would like thank gsa diligent review matter amanda miller spokeswoman hotel said email in january trump said would maintain ownership global business empire hand control two oldest sons president his eldest son donald trump subsequently took reins washington hotel in letter gsa contracting officer kevin terry donald trump agency said issue resolved younger trump taking head company runs hotel changes internal operating agreement the gsa said company trump old post office llc full compliance section lease prohibiting elected federal officials part the hotel pennsylvania avenue become rallying point protesters two democratic congressmen elias cuttings maryland peter defazio oregon voiced displeasure gsa decision any elected official defy restriction following blueprint said email statement calling agency letter completely this decision allows profits invested back hotel donald trump reap financial benefits leaves white house added this exactly lease provision supposed a washington restaurant sued president trump old post office llc month claiming patrons shifted business curry favor administration a trump organization attorney said lawsuit lacked merit politicsnews