Trump gave $45,000 holiday gifts to Natalie Harp and two other White House aides
The payments equal about one-third of each aide’s $150,000 salary, and White House officials say they were personal holiday gifts.
- President Donald Trump gave $45,000 holiday gifts to executive assistant Natalie Harp, communications adviser Margo Martin, and deputy director of Oval Office operations Chamberlain Harris, plus $20,000 to director of Oval Office operations Walt Nauta, according to financial disclosures released last week.
- These payments represent a significant portion of the aides' salaries, with Harp, Martin, and Harris earning $150,000 annually, while Nauta is paid $175,000 a year, according to White House salary disclosures to Congress.
- A White House official stated Trump has a "longstanding practice" of giving Christmas gifts, adding that the cash gifts were unrelated to the "individuals" official government duties and permissible under legal and ethical standards.
- The Washington Post first reported the disclosures on Tuesday, bringing the gift payments and aides' financial records into public view through formal disclosure documentation.
- Harris serves on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, appointed earlier this year, while Nauta, a former valet, previously faced dismissed charges regarding an FBI investigation into classified documents.
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Trump Gave $45K In Cash To Meme Troll Natalie Harp
The Washington Post reports: President Donald Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to his executive assistant Natalie Harp and two of his other young, loyal White House employees, according to financial disclosures released by the administration. On their disclosure forms, which were released publicly late last week, the three women described the payments as “Cash Gift … The post Trump Gave $45K In Cash To Meme Troll Natalie Harp appeared first on Joe.…
The President's "closest personal assistant", whose close ties led to rumours of liaison in July, received this bonus as a "end-of-year gift".
The US President is known to support loyal companions, sometimes even financially. In four cases, Trump donated huge amounts of cash to White House employees at Christmas. His generosity could violate laws.
Trump gave his "Special Adviser" $45,000. The payment puts her unusual closeness to the president in a new light.
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Two other U.S. president's collaborators have also received similar amounts. These are Christmas gifts, the White House defended.
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