President Donald Trump gave three of his closest White House aides $45,000 each in holiday cash gifts, according to financial disclosures released by the administration, prompting questions from government ethics experts about whether the payments comply with federal law.
The gifts, first reported by The Washington Post, went to executive assistants Natalie Harp and Chamberlain Harris, as well as communications adviser Margo Martin. Each earns approximately $150,000 annually, meaning the payments represented nearly one-third of their government salaries. The disclosures described the money as "Cash Gift for Holidays."
