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Investigative journalists would do well to dig into the situation at the GSA: what role has Emily Murphy played in facilitating no-bid contracts that account for $9.4B+ in CARES Act funding?
from GAO report: https://www.gao.gov/assets/710/708455.pdf
from GAO report: https://www.gao.gov/assets/710/708455.pdf
As was pointed out to me, GSA was also involved in the Trump Hotel lease: https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/chairmen-seek-documents-on-trump-hotel-lease-with-gsa
A journalist might start by asking about this transaction in particular — perhaps why the huge lump sum?
A follow-up question might be: how does that transaction relate to the funding windfall that Iowa Gov. Reynolds announced just a month later.
see: https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-ia-state-wire-20a3eb970d6bd0092f9a10b37074bd30
see: https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-ia-state-wire-20a3eb970d6bd0092f9a10b37074bd30
Yet another follow-up question would be: why did the description of the transaction not include relevant context as illustrated below?
source: my analysis of HHS data. ( https://datastudio.google.com/s/ifK19REBrq4 )
source: my analysis of HHS data. ( https://datastudio.google.com/s/ifK19REBrq4 )
Also worth asking: How was this justified at a time when Iowa’s case rate and % positivity paled in comparison to that of North and South Dakota?
Last but not least: might be worth asking Emily if Trump ever mentioned Iowa’s importance as he did at a Des Moines rally: https://twitter.com/jenniferjjacobs/status/1316544119217500166
This is easier said than done. This particular contract, for example, is currently set to expire the week before inauguration.
This creates a situation where . @Transition46 will be forced re-up/extend the contracts —> tacitly endorse the Trump Admin’s deals
CC @RonaldKlain https://twitter.com/bfranklin2017/status/1326952761175416832
This creates a situation where . @Transition46 will be forced re-up/extend the contracts —> tacitly endorse the Trump Admin’s deals
CC @RonaldKlain https://twitter.com/bfranklin2017/status/1326952761175416832
@weareoversight submitted FOIA requests
H/T @stephjantzen @l_e_whyte https://www.americanoversight.org/american-oversight-launches-investigation-into-gsa-interference-in-presidential-transition
H/T @stephjantzen @l_e_whyte https://www.americanoversight.org/american-oversight-launches-investigation-into-gsa-interference-in-presidential-transition
Unrelated to anything, I’m sure. https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1328057941203836930
