Trump hotels charge Secret Service staff $650 a night

Donald Trump's company charges the Secret Service for the rooms agents use while protecting him at his luxury properties - billing US taxpayers at rates as high as $650 (£500) per night, according to federal records and people who have seen receipts. Those charges, compiled here for the first time, show the US president has an unprecedented - and largely hidden - business relationship with his own government. When Mr Trump visits his clubs in Palm Beach, Florida, and Bedminster, New Jersey, the service needs space to post guards and store equipment. Download the new Independent Premium app Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now Mr Trump's company says it charges...