The Trump Organization charged the Secret Service “exorbitant rates” of up to $1,185 per night at properties owned by the former president during his frequent visits as president, according to House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney.
In total, Maloney said the committee found that the Secret Service spent more than $1.4 million at Trump properties during his time in office. The total raises questions about Trump’s “self-dealing” while in office.
“The exorbitant rates charged to the Secret Service and agents’ frequent stays at Trump-owned properties raise significant concerns about the former President’s self-dealing and may have resulted in a taxpayer-funded windfall for former President Trump’s struggling businesses,” Maloney wrote in a letter to Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle, according to The Washington Post.
The Trump Organization did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
