“In order to meet official mission requirements, the Department of Defense is working through appropriate channels<br />and in accordance with all applicable legal requirements in order to acquire a limited amount of leased space in Trump Tower,” Lt. Col. JB Brindle, a Pentagon spokesman, said in a statement Tuesday night.<br />Pentagon Considers Leasing Space at Trump Tower -<br />WASHINGTON — The Defense Department may rent space in Trump Tower, where President Trump lives part time, raising questions about a potential conflict of interest<br />because taxpayer dollars could be going directly to his business interests.<br />The difference in this case, which was reported by CNN on Tuesday night, is<br />that the Defense Department could be funneling government money directly to Mr. Trump’s commercial interests.<br />The statement said the space was “necessary for the personnel and equipment”<br />that would support Mr. Trump at his residence in the building, on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.
