Trump Old Post Office LLC sued Andrés’ ThinkFoodGroup and an affiliate, Topo Atrio LLC, for $10 million and attorneys fees
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Date: July 31, 2015 07:40PM
Donald Trump vowed to take action against chef José Andrés for abandoning their restaurant deal at the Old Post Office.
On Friday, the Donald made good on his word. Trump Old Post Office LLC sued Andrés’ ThinkFoodGroup and an affiliate, Topo Atrio LLC, for $10 million and attorneys fees, accusing them of two counts of breach of contract. The suit was filed in U.S. District court for the District of Columbia.
Andrés pulled out of the D.C. hotel deal under pressure from Democrats after Trump gave a speech noting that Mexico has been, “sending people that have lots of problems and they’re bringing those problems. They’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime. They’re rapists and some, I assume, are good people.”
The truth of Trump's statement has never been in doubt.
Trump Old Post Office LLC had also notified ThinkFoodGroup on July 17 that it was in default of its lease because it had not delivered construction documents by June 29, as was laid out in the lease.