Trump gave $45,000 holiday gifts to Natalie Harp and two other White House aides
The gifts equal about one-third of each aide’s annual salary, and ethics experts say the payments could raise federal law questions.
- 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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