Trump didn’t report $300k of gifts to State Department as some remain missing, committee finds

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump and his family failed to report nearly $300,000 dollars worth of gifts from foreign leaders, some of which still haven’t been located, according to a congressional panel. The House Oversight Committee found that the former president didn’t notify the State Department of extravagant gifts from nations like Saudi Arabia, China, and El Salvador, a violation of federal law. The Maryland legislator has also reached out to the State Department directly, seeking documents related to foreign gifts and any related materials “with references to effects on US foreign policy,” according to the paper. Former chief of staff John Kelly said Mr Trump always wanted to keep gifts from foreign leaders, and was adamantly against paying for them.