Trump gave US$45,000 cash to close aide Natalie Harp and others
US President Donald Trump gave tens of thousands of dollars in cash gifts last year to executive assistant Natalie Harp and three other close aides working in the West Wing, according to financial disclosures released by the White House. The payments raised ethics concerns because federal employees are generally barred by statute from receiving compensation beyond their government salaries. Harp,…
President Donald Trump gave substantial cash gifts to several close aides in 2022, according to financial disclosures released by the White House. The payments, totaling $45,000 each, were made to executive assistant Natalie Harp, communications adviser Margo Martin, deputy director of Oval Office operations Chamberlain Harris, and director of Oval Office operations Walt Nauta.
These gifts, labeled as "Cash Gift for Holidays," raised ethical concerns as federal employees are typically prohibited from receiving compensation beyond their salary. Harp, Martin, and Harris each received an amount equivalent to about one-third of their annual salaries of $150,000. Nauta, with an annual compensation of $175,000, received $20,000.
White House spokesman Davis Ingle stated that the gifts complied with ethics rules, emphasizing that they were unrelated to the individuals' official duties.
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