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House Democrats Say Trump Overcharged Secret Service at His DC Hotel
House Democrats Say Trump Overcharged Secret Service at His DC Hotel
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Donald Trump during his presidency overcharged Secret Service agents to stay at his DC hotel, treating the agency "as an ATM," a new report by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee alleges.
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"One source of payments discussed in this report is the U.S. Secret Service, which Donald Trump treated as his own personal government ATM, extracting from it exorbitant rates his hotel imposed while Secret Service agents protected him, his children, and even foreign leaders whose own payments received by Trump violated the Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause," the report said. According to the Democratic report, Trump’s hotel often did not just charge the Secret Service as much as 300% or more above the authorized federal government rates, but also charged it "far more than hundreds of other patrons, including members of a foreign royal family and a Chinese business interest." The report stated that it wants to ensure that taxpayer funds appropriated to the Secret Service are expended to fulfill its protective missions and "not to violate the Constitution by lining the president’s pockets." The report also focuses on payments made by federal and state officials staying at the hotel, as well as individuals who allegedly sought and often obtained federal jobs in the Trump administration and presidential pardons. In a report published on Thursday, an independent panel reviewing the assassination attempt revealed "deep flaws" in the Secret Service. The panel warned that "another Butler can and will happen again" unless the agency is reformed.
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House Democrats Say Trump Overcharged Secret Service at His DC Hotel
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Donald Trump during his presidency overcharged Secret Service agents to stay at his DC hotel, treating the agency "as an ATM," a new report by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee alleges.
"One source of payments discussed in this report is the U.S. Secret Service, which
Donald Trump treated as his own personal government ATM, extracting from it exorbitant rates his hotel imposed while Secret Service agents protected him, his children, and even foreign leaders whose own payments received by Trump violated the Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause," the report said.
According to the Democratic report, Trump’s hotel often did not just charge the
Secret Service as much as 300% or more above the authorized federal government rates, but also charged it "
far more than hundreds of other patrons, including members of a foreign royal family and a Chinese business interest."
The report stated that it wants to ensure that taxpayer funds appropriated to the Secret Service are expended to fulfill its
protective missions and "
not to violate the Constitution by lining the president’s pockets."
The report also focuses on payments made by federal and state officials staying at the hotel, as well as individuals who allegedly sought and often obtained federal jobs in the Trump administration and presidential pardons.
The Secret Service has recently been in the spotlight due to failures that led to the attempted assassination of the former president during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13. One of the bullets fired by the shooter grazed Trump’s right ear, leaving him wounded. The gunman also killed an audience member at the rally and wounded two others.
In a report published on Thursday, an independent panel reviewing the assassination attempt revealed "deep flaws" in the Secret Service.
The panel warned that "another Butler can and will happen again" unless the agency is reformed.
