We started this year w/ a simple Q: how much taxpayer money has been paid to @realdonaldtrump’s businesses?
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) May 15, 2020
The govt provided no answer. Trump Org provided no answer.
So we started digging. So far, we’ve found $970,000.
But…https://t.co/lJbUeMU2My
These payments are so interesting b/c they offered @realdonaldtrump and his biz such a clear moral question.
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) May 15, 2020
They could set any price, knowing the govt *had* to pay. The only limit was their own sense of what was right — given that this was taxpayers’ money.
NEW: The Secret Service just signed a $179,000 contract to rent golf carts in Bedminster — a sign they're preparing for @realdonaldtrump to visit this summer.
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) May 15, 2020
Trump hasn't visited any of his properties since 3/8 — the longest streak of his presidency.https://t.co/EsY3HVvRkX
Sad! 