Trump bills secret service stays on his properties 'excessive': report

 



The Trump Organization denied that Secret Service fees were a problem and said it offers rooms and other services at great discounts or for free.


An aerial view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach on August 31.

Donald Trump's private company arranged for the Secret Service to pay for rooms at least 40 times higher than government-approved rates during his presidency, ranging from $1,100 per night, according to documents released Monday. There are two charges for more. A Congress Committee.


The Democratic-led House Oversight Committee said the Secret Service was charged at least 11 times the rate of more than $800 per night when agents were involved in Mar-a-Lago in Florida, the Trump Hotel and other properties in Washington, D.C. I stayed in It was noted that Trump made more than 500 visits to his properties while he was president.

"Excessive" rates point to a potential "taxpayer-funded windfall" for former President Trump's struggling businesses, wrote New York committee chair Caroline Maloney in a letter to the Secret Service on Monday requesting more information. .

The Secret Service said it had received the letter and was reviewing it. The Trump Organization denied that Secret Service fees were a problem and said it offers rooms and other services at great discounts or for free.

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