House Democrats Send Letter to the Secret Service Asking About Payments at Trump Properties
House Democrats on the Oversight Committee sent a letter to Secret Service Director James Murray on Wednesday asking for information about the payments that the agency made to Trump properties in order to stay at the…
House Democrats on the Oversight Committee sent a letter to Secret Service Director James Murray on Wednesday asking for information about the payments that the agency made to Trump properties in order to stay at the places where they protect the president.
In the letter, Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) cited a report from The Washington Post finding that the General Services Administration, which oversees the Secret Service, has paid rates up to $650 per night at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. The Secret Service was also previously billed up to $17,000 per month for a cottage at Trump’s golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey.
In a tweet, the Democratic lawmakers wrote, “President Trump doesn’t want the American people to know how much of THEIR money he is spending on