Denham has indirect ties to Trump that predate the president’s run for the White House. As chairman of the House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, Denham encouraged the federal government to lease the Old Post Office in Washington, which cost taxpayers millions of dollars to keep up. The lease went to the Trump Organization, which created what is now the Trump International Hotel, just blocks from the White House.
Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times