The retweet infuriated Walter Shaub , former head of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics for former President Barack Obama and Trump. President Donald Trump on Sunday retweeted a message from his son Eric touting the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. The Washington hotel has been the target of lawsuits charging that it violates the emoluments clause of the Constitution, which bans federal officeholders from accepting gifts or cash from foreign interests. The Trump Organization is considering selling the lease on the Washington hotel, which is leased by the federal government, in part because of ethics complaints. Trump has come under increasing criticism for steering business to his enterprises from the White House, often at taxpayer expense.

Source: Huffington Post November 18, 2019 01:52 UTC