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The Democratic chair of the House Oversight Committee argued on Monday that the high rates the Trump Organization charged the Secret Service may have brought a tax.
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The former president's company charged the Secret Service as much as $1,185 per night to stay at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC, more than five times the government recommended rate for the city.
According to documents reviewed by the committee, the Trump Organization charged the Secret Service more than the government recommended rate for hotel stays.
The committee was considering legislation to prevent conflicts of interest for future presidents because of the high rates.
The Committee has not been given a complete picture of the Secret Service's expenses at Trump properties. The Trump Organization did not reply immediately.
It's at least a million dollars. Records obtained by the committee show how much the Secret Service spent on protecting Trump and his family. Since he left the White House, those charges represent a small portion of his expenses.
Eric Trump has claimed in the past that government employees working with him stayed at his properties for free. The government saves a lot of money when the former president and his aides stay at Eric Trump's properties because other hotels charge more.
The committee is investigating Trump's conflicts of interest. According to Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington, Trump visited his own properties more than 500 times while in office. The Secret Service spent nearly $2 million of taxpayer money at Trump properties, according to a report released in May. The Secret Service paid Trump's private club more than $300,000 to protect him and his family after federal agents searched Mar-A-Lago earlier this year.
Records show that Trump charged excessive rates to the Secret Service.
The Trump Organization charged the Secret Service a lot for stays at their properties.
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