Trump’s club charged the Secret Service $17,000 per month to rent a cottage near the president’s — continued in summer 2018 and for at least part of summer 2019. That rate is unusually high for homes in the area, according to local rental listings.
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The rate charged to the Secret Service at Mar-a-Lago was more than double what the club charged another government customer, a visiting official from the Department of Veterans Affairs
most recent presidents and vice presidents have allowed the Secret Service to use space on their properties free
Vice President Joe Biden, who charged the Secret Service $2,200 a month to rent a cottage at his home in Delaware. A Biden spokesman said that was a fair market rate. Biden’s payments were formalized in a federal contract and listed in public databases of federal spending.
The Secret Service’s payments to Trump’s companies have been made through federal credit cards, not formal contracts. They are not listed in public databases
The Post has not yet found any instance where a Trump property charged the Secret Service $50 per night for a room or any
The Post has not yet found any instance where a Trump property charged the Secret Service $50 per night for a room or any
rate under $100 per night as reported by Eric Trump
Trump has spent 355 days — 30 percent of his presidency so far — visiting his own properties, on the taxpayers dime.
Trump has spent 355 days — 30 percent of his presidency so far — visiting his own properties, on the taxpayers dime.
