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Trump gave Natalie Harp and 2 other aides $45,000 as gifts, report says

The Washington Post is reporting that the president gave $45,000 cash gifts to executive assistant Natalie Harp and two other White House aides.

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The money, listed as “cash gift for the holidays,” was detailed in financial disclosure forms released by the administration.

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Trump Doled Out $45,000 Cash Gifts to Natalie Harp and Other Aides Last YearNYTimes – US
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Trump Doled Out $45,000 Cash Gifts to Natalie Harp and Other Aides Last Year

The money, listed as “cash gift for the holidays,” was detailed in financial disclosure forms released by the administration.

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NPR

Trump gave Natalie Harp and 2 other aides $45,000 as gifts, report says

Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to Natalie Harp and two other aides, public records showBBC News – World
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Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to Natalie Harp and two other aides, public records show

The White House has described the cash gifts to Harp and three others as personal - and legal.

Trump gave Natalie Harp and other White House aides $45,000Sky News – Front Page
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Trump gave Natalie Harp and other White House aides $45,000

Donald Trump gave Christmas presents of large sums of cash to four White House aides, including Natalie Harp, new official financial disclosures revealed.

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Trump gave $45,000 gift to Natalie Harp, 2 other aides

A White House spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday that Mr. Trump "has a longstanding practice of giving Christmas gifts to people in his orbit."

Trump Doled Out $45,000 Cash Gifts to Natalie Harp and Other Aides Last YearNYTimes – US
NYT

Trump Doled Out $45,000 Cash Gifts to Natalie Harp and Other Aides Last Year

The money, listed as “cash gift for the holidays,” was detailed in financial disclosure forms released by the administration.

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Guardian

Trump gave $45,000 to Natalie Harp and other White House aides as holiday gifts

The president’s substantial holiday gifts to four White House aides were made public via financial disclosures released by the administration Donald Trump gave sizable holiday gifts to four White House aides, according to new financial disclosures released by the administration, including $45,000 to executive assistant Natalie Harp. Communications adviser Margo Martin and deputy director of Oval Office operations Ch…

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