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Former president allowed veteran reporter to read letters from North Korean leader

The Illinois congressman says he has concerns about the Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies ignoring similar reports of possible violence

WASHINGTON — The Secret Service paid more than $1.4 million to former President Donald Trump’s company, renting rooms for as much as $1,185 a night, almost six times the normal maximum hotel rate the federal government pays for traveling employees, according to documents released Monday by a House committee.

Documents released by congressional committee appear to show former president profiting from security detail in and out of office

New documents indicate Trump-owned properties repeatedly charged the Secret Service rates far higher than government rates, as high as $1,185 per room per night.

The "exorbitant rates" raise new questions about Trump's self-dealing, House Oversight chief says

Trump visted his properties for a total of 428 days as president, bringing Secret Service every time

Charges were as high as $1,185 per room per night — more than five times the government rate, per a House committee.

A Secret Service unit responsible for identifying threats repeatedly downplayed advance warnings of potential violence on Jan. 6, 2021, newly released documents show, a lapse that is now part of the House investigation into the attack on the U.S. Capitol.