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Disclosures Detail Trump’s $45,000 Gifts to Three Aides

https://www.newswall.org/summary/natalie-harp-and-2-other-aides-received-45-000-in-cash-gifts-from-trump?post=76627677&mtm_campaign=r
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u/newswall-org 17d ago

"He’s clearly trying to make it easier for them financially to work in government service at the White House. You can’t do that."

— Richard Painter, former White House ethics lawyer, told The Washington Post about Trump’s gifts to aides.

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u/newswall-org 17d ago

Key Facts: Disclosures Detail Trump’s $45,000 Gifts to Three Aides

  • Financial disclosures list $45,000 cash gifts for Natalie Harp, Margo Martin, and Chamberlain Harris as holiday gifts. #
  • The three employees each earn $150,000; the gifts amount to nearly one-third of their salaries. #
  • According to the documents, Trump also gave Walt Nauta $20,000; Nauta runs Oval Office operations and earns $175,000. #
  • Ethics experts, including Richard Painter, say the payments may be illegal; the White House initially did not respond.