Monday, October 16, 2017 12:30:52 PM
The White House Says It Doesn’t Keep a List of Mar-a-Lago Visitors. Experts and Visitors Are Skeptical.
Seven members and guests of Mar-a-Lago say the U.S. Secret Service checks names of visitors.
by Leora Smith and Derek Kravitz Oct. 16, 12 a.m. EDT
https://www.propublica.org/article/white-house-says-doesnt-keep-list-mar-a-lago-visitors-experts-visitors-skeptical
Last month, the Trump administration said it could not comply with a court order to disclose the names of people who met with the president at Mar-a-Lago in part because they do “not maintain any system for keeping track” of them.
SECRET SERVICE SAYS THERE IS NO 'SYSTEM FOR KEEPING TRACK' OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S VISITORS AT MAR-A-LAGO (p. 15)
But seven Mar-a-Lago members and their guests told ProPublica that uniformed officers, who appear to be Secret Service, stand at the doors of the resort on weekends when the president is there, and hold lists of people approved for access.
Anne Weisman, CREW’s attorney on the case, said the visitor lists, whether they are compiled by Trump Organization employees or the federal government, are subject to the Freedom of Information Act and should be made public.
Several Mar-a-Lago members and guests said security checked their names against lists if they entered the club on weekends when Trump was present. When Lynn Aronberg, who runs a public relations firm in West Palm Beach, visited the resort this year during one of the president’s visits, she had to provide her driver’s license to officers at the door. While she is not certain the officers were Secret Service agents, Aronberg said they were dressed very differently from the police officers she is used to seeing around Palm Beach. The officers held a clipboard, and checked her name against what looked to her like a list of names attached to it.
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https://www.propublica.org/article/white-house-says-doesnt-keep-list-mar-a-lago-visitors-experts-visitors-skeptical
Seven members and guests of Mar-a-Lago say the U.S. Secret Service checks names of visitors.
by Leora Smith and Derek Kravitz Oct. 16, 12 a.m. EDT
https://www.propublica.org/article/white-house-says-doesnt-keep-list-mar-a-lago-visitors-experts-visitors-skeptical
Last month, the Trump administration said it could not comply with a court order to disclose the names of people who met with the president at Mar-a-Lago in part because they do “not maintain any system for keeping track” of them.
SECRET SERVICE SAYS THERE IS NO 'SYSTEM FOR KEEPING TRACK' OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S VISITORS AT MAR-A-LAGO (p. 15)
But seven Mar-a-Lago members and their guests told ProPublica that uniformed officers, who appear to be Secret Service, stand at the doors of the resort on weekends when the president is there, and hold lists of people approved for access.
Anne Weisman, CREW’s attorney on the case, said the visitor lists, whether they are compiled by Trump Organization employees or the federal government, are subject to the Freedom of Information Act and should be made public.
Several Mar-a-Lago members and guests said security checked their names against lists if they entered the club on weekends when Trump was present. When Lynn Aronberg, who runs a public relations firm in West Palm Beach, visited the resort this year during one of the president’s visits, she had to provide her driver’s license to officers at the door. While she is not certain the officers were Secret Service agents, Aronberg said they were dressed very differently from the police officers she is used to seeing around Palm Beach. The officers held a clipboard, and checked her name against what looked to her like a list of names attached to it.
Help Us Find Out Who Is Visiting Mar-a-Lago
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https://www.propublica.org/article/white-house-says-doesnt-keep-list-mar-a-lago-visitors-experts-visitors-skeptical
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