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'Legal question' flagged as Trump gifts Natalie Harp and others $45K
Natalie Harp, executive assistant to U.S. President Donald Trump, disembarks Air Force One upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland, on July 27, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci
The President’s Private Payroll Inside the White House
A Gift With a Chain of Command
Donald Trump gave three White House aides $45,000 each and a fourth $20,000. The administration calls the payments holiday gifts unrelated to official duties. Federal ethics experts quoted in the reporting say the unresolved question is whether the money was personal generosity or compensation supplementing government salaries.
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