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Trump's cash gifts to aides spark ethics concerns

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Former President Donald Trump reportedly gave cash gifts totaling US$45,000 to three close aides, including executive assistant Natalie Harp, and US$20,000 to another aide, Walt Nauta. These payments, described as holiday gifts, have raised ethics concerns as federal employees are typically prohibited from receiving compensation beyond their salaries. The amounts were equivalent to a significant portion of the aides' annual federal salaries. AI

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Trump's cash gifts to aides spark ethics concerns

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    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 becaus…

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