U.S. Supreme Court Junks Case Over Trump Hotel Papers

The US Supreme Court on Monday ordered the junking of a lawsuit by a group of congressional Democrats who sought details about a government lease for a Washington hotel covering the time when it was owned by Republican former President Donald Trump, John Kruzel reported for Reuters.

Photo Insert: Seventeen Democratic members of the House of Representatives Oversight and Reform Committee sought information about a 2013 lease of the Old Post Office building just a few blocks from the White House to Trump's company to convert it into a hotel.

The court acted after the lawmakers this month voluntarily dropped their 2017 lawsuit against the General Services Administration (GSA), the agency that manages federal government real estate, focused on what was called the Trump International Hotel.

The justices last month had agreed to hear a bid by President Joe Biden's administration to block the lawsuit. Apparently, the lawmakers already secured the documents they had sought, rendering the case moot.

Seventeen Democratic members of the House of Representatives Oversight and Reform Committee sued the GSA, seeking information about a 2013 lease of the Old Post Office building just a few blocks from the White House to Trump's company to convert it into a hotel.

The hotel became a gathering spot for Trump supporters, lobbyists and foreign dignitaries. The Trump Organization last year completed the $375 million sale of the hotel's lease to an investment firm that planned to rebrand the property.

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