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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Donald Trump offered her ubiquitous assistant Natalie Harp $45,000 presented by her as a year-end gift in her latest financial statement, according to American media.
Trump assistant Natalie Harp is once again at the centre of attention. According to a report, Donald Trump has allocated three White House employees to a sum of money that accounts for almost a third of their annual salary. Ethics experts are appalled.
'Legal question' flagged as Trump gifts Natalie Harp and others $45K
A "legal question" was flagged over $45,000 cash gifts President Donald Trump gave to executive assistant Natalie Harp and two other White House aides, a former Florida prosecutor said.The gifts appear in annual financial disclosure reports the White House published last week and were first reported Tuesday by The Washington Post.Harp's form lists Donald J. Trump of Palm Beach, Florida, as the source and describes the money only as a "cash gift …
Donald Trump offered her ubiquitous assistant Natalie Harp $45,000 presented by her as a year-end gift.
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