Trump's children brought Secret Service money to the family business with their visits, records show

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Hat tip, Joe.My.God.

Trump Spawn Funnel US Money Into Daddy’s Pocket
October 12, 2020

And in three weeks we can end this grifting:

Eric Trump took his Secret Service agents to Trump golf courses in Scotland, as he led transatlantic tours for paying customers. Donald Trump Jr. took his protectors to the Trump hotel in Vancouver, stopping over on hunting trips to Canada. And Ivanka Trump took her Secret Service detail to the Trump golf club in Bedminster, N.J., again and again — even after she asked other Americans to “please, please” stay home during the coronavirus pandemic.

On trips like these, Secret Service agents were there to protect Trump’s children. But, for the Trump family business, their visits also brought a hidden side benefit. Money. That’s because when Trump’s adult children visited Trump properties, Trump’s company charged the Secret Service for agents to come along. The president’s company billed the U.S. government hundreds, or thousands, of dollars for rooms agents used on each trip.

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Trump’s children brought Secret Service money to the family business with their visits, records show

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Trump’s children brought Secret Service money to the family business with their visits, records show

By David A. Fahrenthold, Joshua Partlow and Carol D. Leonnig
Oct. 12, 2020 at 10:53 a.m. EDT

Eric Trump took his Secret Service agents to Trump golf courses in Scotland, as he led transatlantic tours for paying customers. Donald Trump Jr. took his protectors to the Trump hotel in Vancouver, stopping over on hunting trips to Canada.

And Ivanka Trump took her Secret Service detail to the Trump golf club in Bedminster, N.J., again and again — even after she asked other Americans to “please, please” stay home during the coronavirus pandemic.

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David Fahrenthold
David A. Fahrenthold is a reporter covering the Trump family and its business interests. He has been at The Washington Post since 2000, and previously covered Congress, the federal bureaucracy, the environment and the D.C. police. Follow https://twitter.com/Fahrenthold

Josh Partlow
Joshua Partlow is a reporter on the The Washington Post’s national desk. He has served previously as the bureau chief in Mexico City, Kabul, Rio de Janeiro, and as a correspondent in Baghdad. Follow https://twitter.com/partlowj

Carol D. Leonnig
Carol Leonnig is an investigative reporter at The Washington Post, where she has worked since 2000. She won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for her work on security failures and misconduct inside the Secret Service. Follow https://twitter.com/CarolLeonnig

[Walleye]

1. Well Donald Trump's taxes didn't pay for it

[pandr32]

4. +1

[Blue Owl]

2. Gums shall go a-grifting...

[Garion_55]

3. IF the trump's owned these properties

Then it seems like they should have been able to allow the secret service to stay there for free

[Walleye]

5. Nobody stays for free. He doubles the rate. He's got the whole US treasury to steal from

[ihas2stinkyfeet]

6. and i bet they paid the rack rate.

didnt even get the military discount.
same as the service members that had to gas up and stay over in scotland.