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[KSweeley]

Why is the Secret Service leasing space from Trump's company for their command post at Trump Tower??? Sounds like a conflict of interest for Trump to be getting money from the feds via his company for leasing space, WaPo reports that Trump Tower is receving full-time protection from the Secret Service as well: https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...04_story.html?wpisrc=al_alert-politics&wpmk=1

August 3, 2017

The Secret Service has vacated its command post inside Trump Tower in Manhattan following a dispute between the government and President Trump’s company over the terms of a lease for the space, according to two people familiar with the discussions.

Previously, the Secret Service had stationed its command post — which houses supervisors and backup agents on standby in case of an emergency — in a Trump Tower unit one floor below the president’s apartment.

But in early July, the post was relocated to a trailer on the sidewalk, more than 50 floors below, a distance that some security experts worry could hamper the agency that protects the president’s home and family.

The command post appears unlikely to move anytime soon back inside Trump Tower, where the president and his family have rarely gone since moving to the White House.

On Thursday, a spokeswoman for the Trump Organization said the government should seek space in another location.

“After much consideration, it was mutually determined that it would be more cost effective and logistically practical for the Secret Service to lease space elsewhere,” spokeswoman Amanda Miller wrote in an email to The Washington Post.

The details of the dispute between the Trump Organization and the Secret Service were not clear Thursday. Two people familiar with the discussions said the sticking points included the price and other conditions of the lease.

On Thursday, there appeared to be a difference of opinion over whether negotiations for a Trump Tower space were still going on.

Despite the Trump Organization’s statement to The Post on Thursday saying the agency should look elsewhere, Secret Service officials said the agency is still hoping for space in Trump Tower.

The agency is working “to obtain permanent work space in an appropriate location,” said Catherine Milhoan, a Secret Service spokeswoman.

Milhoan added, “Throughout this process, there has been no impact to the security plan developed by the Secret Service.”

A spokeswoman for the General Services Administration, which handles government leasing, declined to comment because the search for a command-post space is still active.

“The space is still in the process of being obtained and a final decision has not been made,” spokeswoman Pamela Dixon wrote in an e-mail.

That move has provided a new illustration of the unusual nature of Trump’s tenure, in which the president has retained ownership of a real estate and branding company.

In this case, Trump’s government sought to be a customer of Trump’s business. To protect him, the agency needed space in the pricey tower where he lives. But the two sides couldn’t agree. The Trump Organization was willing to accept a situation where the agents moved out and the space was available for others.

Trump has not visited Trump Tower since he was inaugurated. His wife, first lady Melania Trump, and their son Barron lived there for several months, but relocated to Washington in early June.

Still, the Secret Service treats Trump Tower as the president’s permanent home, and has a full-time detail to protect it.

 

[SKINNER!]

No money for proper healthcare. No money for trans in the army. Cuts cuts cuts. Plenty of money for this though. Makes sense.

 

[Zolo]

They have no reason to be at or near Trump Tower.

 

[SomethingInTheSea]

I'm pretty sure the Secret Service's favourite acronym is not the SS.....

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

I'm pretty sure the Secret Service's favourite acronym is not the SS.....

But amazing how well it seems to gel in the title with the current admin.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

I'm pretty sure the Secret Service's favourite acronym is not the SS.....

Fits for the current administration though, sadly

 

[Ri'Orius]

No money for proper healthcare. No money for trans in the army. Cuts cuts cuts. Plenty of money for this though. Makes sense.

...isn't that the opposite of what's going on here? The Service doesn't want to/can't afford the Trump Tower rent, so they're in a trailer outside.

 

[Geist-]

"If I'm elected president, I'm accepting no salary."

 

[KSweeley]

"If I'm elected president, I'm accepting no salary."

I'm wondering if we'll see a Trump Tweet response to this report.

 

[neshcom]

...isn't that the opposite of what's going on here? The Service doesn't want to/can't afford the Trump Tower rent, so they're in a trailer outside.

Yet the president won't change his permanent address or offer the Secret Service a deal to provide him proper protection. He only wants the government to pay his company.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

Trump is a kleptocrat. Just like Putin.

 

[shiba5]

Huh. Putin's pretty pissed at his little stooge right now. You'd think Trump would want the SS closer than 50 floors away.

 

[Tender Joe]

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1415419

 

[Albino_Yeti]

But amazing how well it seems to gel in the title with the current admin.

I think you're joking, so if you are then ignore me, but the Secret Service doesn't necessarily hold the views of the current president. They guard every president.

 

[truestatic]

But amazing how well it seems to gel in the title with the current admin.

Fits for the current administration though, sadly

Has the secret service done something to earn this ire? This is about how Trump's opulence is costing the Secret Service, and thus the tax payer, a lot of money, isn't it? I don't think they chose Trump's accommodations, nor have I heard about them in the news doing anything outlandish recently.

 

[Vegetable Lasagna]

If you were corrupt would you want the SS working in your building? There's enough leaks already!

 

[TarNaru33]

Interesting title there OP.

The fact that his business gets funds and extra security from the Secret Service while he is President is pretty ridiculous.

 

[adj_noun]

Ok, raise your hand if you had to think for a bit about which SS Trump would have in his tower.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

I think you're joking, so if you are then ignore me, but the Secret Service doesn't necessarily hold the views of the current president. They guard every president.

Has the secret service done something to earn this ire? This is about how Trump's opulence is costing the Secret Service, and thus the tax payer, a lot of money, isn't it? I don't think they chose Trump's accommodations, nor have I heard about them in the news doing anything outlandish recently.

I specifically said with reference to the thread title, nothing I said had anything to do with the secret service.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

I'm pretty sure the Secret Service's favourite acronym is not the SS.....

Yeeeah lol..I was wondering what the fuck the thread was about for a minute.

 

[jstripes]

As the owner of the building you'd think he'd be generous enough to give them space free of charge.

Nope.