(The Washington Times)
The U.S. State Department signed off on foreign governments renting luxury condominiums in Trump World Tower without congressional approval, according to a new report. The residential tower stands adjacent to the United Nations building in Manhattan, according to the property’s official website.
State Department records showed the governments of Iraq, Kuwait, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Thailand and the European Union all were allowed to lease apartment buildings in the months following Mr. Trump’s inaugurations, with Kuwait, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and the European Union having pursued renting units in 2015 and 2016, according to Reuters.
Reuters could not confirm the State Department green-lighting lease requests from Algeria, South Korea and three from Kuwait. Congressional staffers told Reuters these lease requests were never brought in front of Congress. Read more