Trump Faces Scrutiny Over $45,000 Cash Gifts to White House Aides
President Donald Trump is facing ethical and legal scrutiny after documents revealed he distributed $45,000 cash gifts to several close White House aides, including communications director Natalie Harp. Legal experts are debating whether the payments comply with federal ethics regulations governing presidential conduct.
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Trump gave US$45,000 cash to close aide Natalie Harp and others
US President Donald Trump gave tens of thousands of dollars in cash gifts last year to executive assistant Natalie Harp and three other close aides working in the West Wing, according to financial disclosures released by the White House. The payments raised ethics concerns because federal employees are generally barred by statute from receiving compensation beyond their government salaries. Harp, communications adviser Margo Martin and deputy director of Oval Office operations Chamberlain...
By Reuters
Read full article →Do Trump’s $45,000 Cash Gifts Violate The Law? Some Legal Experts Think So
Richard W. Painter, a former chief White House ethics lawyer, said Trump’s $45,000 gifts to Natalie Harp and other employees are a “classic case of supplementation of government salary,” which he argued violates federal law.
By Conor Murray, Forbes Staff
Read full article →Trump gives Natalie Harp, 2 aides $45,000 each: Why cash gifts for holidays are under scrutiny
By AASHISH VASHISTHA
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Trump gave $57,000 cash gift to ‘human printer’ aide: US media The Straits Times
Read full article →Trump gives ethically dubious $45,000 cash gifts to Natalie Harp, White House aides - report
Former chief White House ethics lawyer for president George W. Bush, Richard Painter, told WaPo that the payments may violate a federal statute.
Read full article →President Trump Gave Natalie Harp and 2 Other Aides $45,000 in Cash Gifts
Natalie Harp's devotion to President Donald Trump is paying off big time ... she and 2 other aides received $45,000 in cash gifts from the commander-in-chief. Natalie and a pair of female aides reported Trump's "cash gifts for the holidays" in…
By TMZ Staff
Read full article →Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to close aide Natalie Harp and others
President Donald Trump gave tens of thousands of dollars in cash gifts last year to executive assistant Natalie Harp and three other close aides working in the West Wing, according to financial disclosures released by the White House.
By Emmanuel Tetteh
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