Public records show that President Donald Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to Natalie Harp and two other aides, according to information cited in a BBC report. The White House has described the payments as personal gifts and said they were legal.
The records identify Harp among the recipients of the cash gifts. The available information does not provide further details about when the gifts were made, how they were delivered, or the identities of the other aides named in the records.
The White House has characterized the payments as private transactions rather than official compensation. Its description of the gifts as personal and legal indicates that the administration does not consider them to have violated applicable rules.
The information provided contains a discrepancy over the number of recipients. The headline says Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to Harp and two other aides, while the accompanying description says the White House referred to gifts to Harp and three others. No further explanation of that difference is available.
At this time, the public records and the White House’s characterization establish that cash gifts involving Harp and other aides were reported, with $45,000 identified in connection with the gifts. Additional details about the payments and the recipients have not been provided.
