According to the Associated Press, financial disclosures released by the administration show President Donald Trump gave $45,000 holiday gifts to White House aides including executive assistant Natalie Harp, communications adviser Margo Martin and deputy director of Oval Office operations Chamberlain Harris. The AP excerpt says four aides received sizable gifts, while the available text names three and is cut off before identifying the fourth recipient or describing any stated reason for the payments.
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