Trump's businesses charged Secret Service more than $1.1 million, including for rooms in club shutte

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Source: Washington Post

Trump’s businesses charged Secret Service more than $1.1 million, including for rooms in club shuttered for pandemic

By David A. Fahrenthold and Josh Dawsey
September 17, 2020 at 8:48 a.m. PDT

President Trump’s luxury properties have charged the U.S. government more than $1.1 million in private transactions since Trump took office — including for room rentals at his Bedminster, N.J., club this spring while it was closed for the coronavirus pandemic, new documents show.

The documents, including receipts and invoices from Trump’s businesses, were released by the Secret Service after The Washington Post filed a public-records lawsuit. They added $188,000 in previously unknown charges to The Post’s running total of payments to Trump’s properties related to the presence of Secret Service agents.

In Bedminster this spring, the records show, Trump’s club charged the Secret Service more than $21,800 to rent a cottage and other rooms while the club was closed and otherwise off-limits to guests. The documents don’t give a reason for these rentals. Trump didn’t visit the club while it was closed, but his eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump, and her family reportedly visited at least once.

The family visited the club in April to celebrate Passover, a period that overlaps with several of the largest Secret Service charges. At the time, both the District of Columbia — where Ivanka Trump lives — and New Jersey had imposed “stay-at-home” orders, telling residents to avoid travel except under limited circumstances.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/secret-service-spending-bedminster/2020/09/17/9e11e1c2-f6a0-11ea-be57-d00bb9bc632d_story.html

[llashram]

2. the agents didn't

have to pay out of pocket, did they? And is this type of "arrangement" for secret service personnel unprecedented. This 1.1million is paid out of SS funds, right? They are such lawbreakers. Greedy. No integrity and their character(s) on par with the most contemptible and vicious lowlife looking to gain something for nothing.

[lagomorph777]

6. No, WE paid Trump for him/SS to stay at his failing hotels and resorts.

[llashram]

9. yeah, you're right

I forget and get his finances mixed up with what is supposed to be government finances and how my finances are involved. This mofo has had a dream scam going for almost 4 years along with his grifter family. I bet when he is investigated after his total defeat in November, this family will face some tough charges of malfeasance and grift.

[William Seger]

3. So Trump makes money whether he visits his properties or not

Sweet little scam, huh.

[Lonestarblue]

4. I suspect $1.1 million is the tip of the iceberg.

I doubt that Trump allows everything to be released. He likes his secrets!

[lark]

5. When he's out of office & being sued by the US Government for profiteering,

they should seize his property and sell it to get the money back that he stole from us taxpayers. We'd get a tidy sum and it couldn't then go to his smarmy sickening grifting offspring.

[lagomorph777]

7. +1 All of his properties should be seized and sold.

Before Putin can grab them in bankruptcy proceedings.

[lark]

8. Great minds, lol.

[BigmanPigman]

10. Trump's Businesses Raked In $1.9 Billion Of Revenue During His First Three Years In Office

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2020/09/11/trumps-businesses-raked-in-19-billion-of-revenue-during-his-first-three-years-in-office/

[pfitz59]

12. He has big loans coming due.

If he stays true to form he will extort the lending institutions and demand reduced interest, longer terms or even loan forgiveness. Why do you think he refuses to release his tax, and full financial info? https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/06/donald-trump-loans-deutsche-bank?

[BigmanPigman]

13. The silver lining to the pandemic is

that his resorts and clubs are toast and that makes getting more loans even harder.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

11. Grifter president