“In order to meet official mission requirements, the Department of Defense is working through appropriate channels
and in accordance with all applicable legal requirements in order to acquire a limited amount of leased space in Trump Tower,” Lt. Col. JB Brindle, a Pentagon spokesman, said in a statement Tuesday night.
Pentagon Considers Leasing Space at Trump Tower -
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department may rent space in Trump Tower, where President Trump lives part time, raising questions about a potential conflict of interest
because taxpayer dollars could be going directly to his business interests.
The difference in this case, which was reported by CNN on Tuesday night, is
that the Defense Department could be funneling government money directly to Mr. Trump’s commercial interests.
The statement said the space was “necessary for the personnel and equipment”
that would support Mr. Trump at his residence in the building, on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.