Letter to U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle concerning charges at Trump properties
This primary source from U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform supports 3 claims across 1 ledger entry.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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