Trump Must Divest His Washington Hotel, House Democrats Say

President-elect Donald Trump will be in violation of his lease for the Trump International Hotel in Washington when he takes office if he doesn’t divest all financial interests in it, according to Democratic lawmakers after exchanges with the agency in charge of government buildings.

The 60-year lease for the Old Post Office Pavilion, a U.S. government-owned building on Pennsylvania Avenue just blocks from the White House, forbids elected officials from being party to the deal or receiving any of its benefits. It has become one of the most visible potential conflicts of interest for Trump, whose international real estate and branding business presents unprecedented circumstances in which a president may remain involved in the private sector.