I guess he had those hidden better than the documents.According to a new report from House Democrats, federal officials cannot find two gifts received by Donald Trump and his family from foreign nations when Trump was president. Included are [gold-plated] golf clubs worth more than $7,000 given to Trump by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
While more than 100 gifts worth nearly $300,000 were not properly reported by Trump and his family to the State Department in violation of federal law, the golf clubs and a life-size painting of Trump from the president of El Salvador remain outstanding.
I'm sure he could get his gullible supporters to pay for them.Typically, the White House Gifts Unit records all domestic and foreign gifts and their value received by the president and his family. If someone wants to retain a gift, they have the option of paying full value, as outlined under the Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act. The 1966 law prohibits officials from personally keeping gifts from foreign entities worth more than $415.
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Trump repeatedly told advisers that gifts given to him during the presidency were his and did not belong to the federal government.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
The report details numerous unreported items, among them 16 gifts from Saudi Arabia worth more than $45,000 in all, including a dagger valued at up to $24,000, and 17 presents from India that include expensive cufflinks, a vase and a $4,600 model of the Taj Mahal.
Guardian
The report, based on White House records that the committee requested from the National Archives last June, identified 117 undisclosed foreign gifts received by the former president, former first lady Melania Trump, Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, and Trump’s daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump.
Trump’s youngest son Barron Trump and the Kushner children were also listed as recipients of some of the undisclosed gifts.
The Hill
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