{
  "id": 6451297,
  "title": "Trump gave US$45,000 cash to close aide Natalie Harp and others",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/trump-gave-us-45-000-cash-to-close-aide-natalie-harp-and-others",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T17:45:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3366970/trump-gave-us45000-cash-close-aide-natalie-harp-and-others"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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,…",
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        "title": "Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to close aide Natalie Harp and others",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/trump-gave-45-000-cash-gifts-to-close-aide-natalie-harp-and-others",
        "published": "2026-09-09T17:24:27.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}