Secret Service officials last submitted reports in fiscal year 2015 and were unaware that reports had not been submitted in fiscal years 20 until GAO requested this information. GAO found that the Secret Service does not have a policy for ensuring that the semiannual reports are prepared and has not consistently submitted the reports. GAO found that, of the three agencies required to report by the Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976, as amended, only the United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard) reported protection costs semiannually to Congress for fiscal years 2015 through 2017. Secret Service agents protecting the Trump family flew by commercial aircraft. Officials from the 89th Airlift Wing confirmed that no military aircraft supported these trips.
Documentation provided by Secret Service officials confirmed that the Trumps and their spouses flew on commercial aircraft. Eric Trump traveled to Uruguay and the Dominican Republic and Donald Trump, Jr., Eric Trump, and their spouses traveled to the United Arab Emirates. and Eric Trump during three international trips taken in January and February 2017.
The United States Secret Service (Secret Service) incurred about $396,000, primarily for temporary duty costs, while protecting Donald Trump, Jr. Note: Numbers may not sum to totals due to rounding.
These figures do not include certain classified cost information or the salaries and benefits of government personnel traveling with the President because, salaries and benefits would be paid regardless of whether the President was traveling.Įstimated Costs Incurred by Federal Agencies in Support of the President's Four Trips to Mar-a-Lago from February 3 – Ma(dollars in thousands) This estimate consisted of approximately $10.6 million for operating costs of government aircraft and boats and $3 million for temporary duty costs of government personnel supporting the President's travel, including transportation, lodging, and meals and incidental expenses. GAO estimated that federal agencies incurred costs of about $13.6 million for the President's four trips to Mar-a-Lago from February 3 through March 5, 2017.
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