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New documents show that while Trump was trying to overturn the election in December he was still charging the Secret Service $396.15 a night for their hotel rooms at Mar-a-Lago.
By spending 8 nights at the club over Xmas, Trump brought himself another $15,846 from taxpayers.
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New documents show that -- while Trump was trying to overturn the election in December-- he was ... (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Apr 2021
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dalton99a
(81,486 posts)1. Trump will make everything into automatic recurring charges
leftieNanner
(15,100 posts)2. He was still POTUS (gag) then
And he had been charging Secret Service these fees for four years.
Beyond the general outrage for this, I don't understand why this timing matters.
Sorry.
MyOwnPeace
(16,926 posts)3. Perhaps to continue to educate.....
there are people unaware of the "golf scam" that IQ45 was running.......
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215304832
leftieNanner
(15,100 posts)4. Ah. Good point. Nt
Ms. Toad
(34,072 posts)5. Are we expecting Biden to give up Secret Service protection the minute the election is over?
Yes, it is offensive that Trump lined his pockets during his entire tenure. But it is no more offensive that he was doing so between November and January than at any other period of his presidency.