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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsU.S. government watchdog to review Mar-a-Lago trips, Trump hotel profits
Source: Reuters
POLITICS | Mon Mar 27, 2017 | 7:41pm EDT
U.S. government watchdog to review Mar-a-Lago trips, Trump hotel profits
By Julia Harte | WASHINGTON
A U.S. government watchdog has agreed to review how classified information is kept secure at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, the agency said on Monday, after Democratic lawmakers raised concerns about the issue last month.
The Government Accountability Office's review will examine whether Secret Service agents subject Mar-a-Lago guests to any security screening, and evaluate the expenses incurred by government employees who travel with Trump to Mar-a-Lago, according to a letter the agency sent the lawmakers on Friday.
The GAO will also check whether Trump has made any payments to the U.S. Treasury from profits at his hotels, the letter said. Trump's lawyer pledged at a Jan. 11 news conference to donate Trump Hotel profits from foreign governments to the Treasury.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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U.S. government watchdog to review Mar-a-Lago trips, Trump hotel profits
By Julia Harte | WASHINGTON
A U.S. government watchdog has agreed to review how classified information is kept secure at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, the agency said on Monday, after Democratic lawmakers raised concerns about the issue last month.
The Government Accountability Office's review will examine whether Secret Service agents subject Mar-a-Lago guests to any security screening, and evaluate the expenses incurred by government employees who travel with Trump to Mar-a-Lago, according to a letter the agency sent the lawmakers on Friday.
The GAO will also check whether Trump has made any payments to the U.S. Treasury from profits at his hotels, the letter said. Trump's lawyer pledged at a Jan. 11 news conference to donate Trump Hotel profits from foreign governments to the Treasury.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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U.S. government watchdog to review Mar-a-Lago trips, Trump hotel profits (Original Post)
Eugene
Mar 2017
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samnsara
(17,615 posts)1. bout friggen time
Initech
(100,060 posts)2. I would be really surprised if Mar-A-Lago isn't bugged out the wazoo by now.
If it isn't, spies aren't doing their jobs.
GP6971
(31,133 posts)3. Just like his salary
BS. But notice it doesn't mention the US government's payments.
Trump's lawyer pledged at a Jan. 11 news conference to donate Trump Hotel profits from foreign governments to the Treasury.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)4. K&R