FOI says Gold Coast mayor took Mar-a-Lago invoice out of the office
The Mar-a-Lago invoice helped kill Gold Coast mayor’s Trump Tower conflict of interest concerns, yet council says it has no copy.
A crucial invoice from Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate's visit to US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort remains elusive in a freedom of information request. According to council officers, Mayor Tate himself removed the invoice from the office following his three-day stay at the resort. The invoice's absence poses challenges for uncovering the details surrounding the trip.
Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate's sojourn at the exclusive Florida retreat has stirred controversy, as he was initially accused of receiving free accommodation from the Trump Organization while proposing an expensive $1.5 billion Trump Tower on Gold Coast beaches. Tate later clarified that he personally funded his accommodation. Despite the mayor's insistence that the trip was private and that the ratepayers funded airfares, the invoice's missing whereabouts have raised questions about the transparency and propriety of the visit.
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