New documents indicate the Trump organization repeatedly overcharged the Secret Service for stays at Trump-owned properties — as much as $1,185 per room per night.
"[We] could make far more money renting them to members or guests," Eric Trump said at the time., cited in the letter, Trump visited his properties 547 times during his term, including 145 trips to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach. When the Secret Service stayed at these properties to protect the president and his family, the taxpayer footed the bill.
For example, in March, 2017, the Trump Organization charged agents who were providing security for Eric Trump a nightly rate of $1,160 per room at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. The letter cites other instances where Eric Trump or his wife, Lara, stayed at that hotel, including"five stays with rates at approximately triple the government rate.
The figures in the report don't include Secret Service payments to Trump properties outside of the U.S., indicating that the full burden on the taxpayer was likely higher than $1.4 million. The Oversight Committee has been seeking a full reporting of the Secret Service's spending at Trump-owned properties for over two years, but Maloney says she's still waiting for"complete information" on the"total amount the agency spent."
In her letter, Maloney asks the agency to identify all Secret Service stays at properties owned by the Trump Organization, along with their total costs and nightly rates by Oct. 31.