Letter to U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle concerning charges at Trump properties

Reporting cited here

1. reported

   Secret Service records produced to the House committee listed 669 expenditures totaling $1.4 million at Trump-owned U.S. properties from January 20, 2017 through September 15, 2021, but the committee said the production was incomplete.

   Pages 4 and 7, expenditure totals and completeness limitation

   Protection forced taxpayers through Trump's own cash registers · Congressional investigation reported incomplete payment records

2. reported

   The committee reported at least 40 instances in which Trump properties charged the Secret Service more than the government per diem rate, including rates as high as $1,185 per room per night.

   Pages 1 and 4, rate comparison

   Protection forced taxpayers through Trump's own cash registers · Congressional investigation reported incomplete payment records

3. reported

   The House Oversight Committee reported that whenever the Secret Service purchased rooms at Trump properties, the Trump Organization and its owner, Donald Trump, were paid with taxpayer funds.

   Page 2, discussion of payments to Trump Organization and its owner

   Protection forced taxpayers through Trump's own cash registers · Congressional investigation reported incomplete payment records