


"What was the legal basis?" he asked.US: Clocktower restaurant at the New York Edition hotel awarded Michelin star "Were there communications between the White House and these agencies about whether this facility should be opened up?" asked Noah Bookbinder, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, one of the filers. Two watchdog groups have filed Freedom of Information requests for documents about the agreement. A tiny souvenir shop sells Trump chocolates, Trump hoodies but no campaign items. In one panel, George Washington is depicted choosing the site of the capital city in another, Ivanka Trump inspects blueprints for the hotel conversion. The tower-only elevator is at the end of long corridors decorated with historical exhibits about the District of Columbia and the Old Post Office building. The clock tower is reached through a special door at the back of the hotel. There's also a historic set of bells that ring regularly.Ī photo in the exhibition section of the clock tower of Washington, D.C.'s Old Post Office, which also houses the Trump International Hotel. Three park rangers are on duty, guiding visitors up two elevators and onto an observation deck that provide dramatic views of downtown Washington. One of the very few government-owned tourist attractions that's still open is just a few blocks away, in the clock tower of the historic, 1899-vintage Old Post Office building. Park Service rangers and Smithsonian employees are furloughed as the shutdown drags on. Trash cans are overflowing, museums and historic sites are shuttered. The government's partial shutdown has turned Washington's National Mall into a bleak place. During the current government shutdown, the clock tower, which is run by the National Park Service, has remained open even as other parks have closed, again raising questions about the intermingling of President Trump's business interests with the federal government.

The Trump International Hotel is also located in the Old Post Office. The Old Post Office building's clock tower.
