{"html":"\u003C!-- Advertisements --\u003E\n\u003Cscript type=\u0022text\/javascript\u0022\u003E\n\tkey = [];\n\tvalues = [];\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cscript type=\u0022text\/javascript\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\tkey.push(\u0022tn_keyword\u0022);\n\t\t\tvalues.push(\u0022\u0027corruption\u0027, \u0027donald-tru\u0027, \u0027michael-fl\u0027\u0022);\n\t\t\u003C\/script\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\u003Cscript type=\u0022text\/javascript\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\tkey.push(\u0022tn_author\u0022);\n\t\t\tvalues.push(\u0022\u0027george-z\u0027\u0022);\n\t\t\u003C\/script\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cscript type=\u0022text\/javascript\u0022\u003E\n\tjQuery( document ).ready(function($) {\n\t\tcustom_targeting = false;\n\t\tif (key.length \u003E 0 && values.length \u003E 0) {\n\t\t\tcustom_targeting = true;\n\t\t}\n\t});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\t\u003Cdiv id=\u0022tn_pixel_239259_1\u0022 style=\u0027height:0px; width:0px;\u0027\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\t\u003Cdiv id=\u0022tn_pixel_239259_2\u0022 style=\u0027height:0px; width:0px;\u0027\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022postid-239259 scrolltrace\u0022 articlelisttitle=\u0022Donald Trump Is Selling Access to the \u2018Winter White House\u2019 for $200,000\u0022 articlelistlinks=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/donald-trump-is-selling-access-to-the-winter-white-house-for-200000\/\u0022 article-post-id=\u0022239259\u0022\u003E\n\t\n\t\u003Carticle id=\u0022url-title\u0022\u003E\n\t\u003C!-- Banner Image --\u003E \n\t\t\t\u003Cheader class=\u0022article-header\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-header-content\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cul class=\u0022article-info\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\u003Cli class=\u0022category\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/subject\/politics\/\u0022 class=\u0022anchor_subject\u0022\n subjectlink=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/subject\/politics\/\u0022\u003EPolitics\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022subcategory\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/keyword\/donald-trump\/\u0022\u003EDonald Trump\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\t\t\t\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\u003Ch1 class=\u0022article_title hide\u0022\u003EDonald Trump Is Selling Access to the \u2018Winter White House\u2019 for $200,000\u003C\/h1\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Ch1 class=\u0022title\u0022\u003EDonald Trump Is Selling Access to the \u2018Winter White House\u2019 for $200,000\u003C\/h1\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\u003Ch2 class=\u0027subtitle\u0027\u003ESensitive national-security operations are being conducted in plain view of Mar-a-Lago club members and guests.\u003C\/h2\u003E \n\t\t\t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022byline\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Ch2 class=\u0022author_name\u0022\u003EBy \u003Ca class=\u0022author\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/authors\/george-zornick\/\u0022\u003EGeorge Zornick\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca class=\u0022author-twitter\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/@gzornick\u0022 target=\u0022blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETwitter\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\t\t\t\t\t\u003C!--\u003Ch2\u003EBy\u003C\/h2\u003E--\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Ch4 class=\u0022time is-today article_pub_time\u0022\u003EToday 1:58 pm\u003C!--\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\u0022 class=\u0022click_comment\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E1 Comments\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E--\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003C\/div\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cul class=\u0022article-share\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca class=\u0022social-share fb\u0022 href=\u0022javascript:void(0)\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFacebook\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca class=\u0022social-share tw\u0022 href=\u0022javascript:void(0)\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETwitter\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca class=\u0022social-share email\u0022 href=\u0022javascript:void(0)\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEmail\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca class=\u0022social-share tn_print\u0022 href=\u0022javascript:void(0)\u0022 onclick=\u0022tn_print_fn()\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPrint\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003C\/div\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\/header\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\u003Csection class=\u0022article-body abody-239259\u0022 \u003E\n\t\t\u003Caside class=\u0022left full-width-mobile image wide indent\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Ca class=\u0022gallery imgHover\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Mar_a_Lago_party_rtr_img.jpg\u0022 title=\u0022Members and guests arrive for a New Year\u0027s Eve celebration attended by Donald Trump and his family at the Mar-a-lago Club in Palm Beach, December 31, 2016. (Reuters \/ Jonathan Ernst)\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Mar_a_Lago_party_rtr_img.jpg?scale=896&compress=80\u0022 alt=\u0022Mar-a-lago Club\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EMembers and guests arrive for a New Year\u0027s Eve celebration attended by Donald Trump and his family at the Mar-a-lago Club in Palm Beach, December 31, 2016. \u003Cspan class=\u0022credits\u0022\u003E(Reuters \/ Jonathan Ernst)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003C\/aside\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cdiv style=\u0022clear:both\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cp\u003EAs President Donald Trump headed to his private resort in Florida this weekend\u2014his second trip in two weeks, and probably not his last this month\u2014ethics experts and multiple senators \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/shouldnt-we-know-who-else-is-at-the-winter-white-house\/\u0022\u003Evoiced serious concerns\u003C\/a\u003E about the president\u2019s conducting business in a bustling, elite, members-only club.\u003Caside class=\u0022ad right most-popular-plus-ad grey_back\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\u0022ad-halfpage-239259-0\u0022 class=\u0022sailthru_class_form\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.thenation.com\/advertising-policy\u0022 class=\u0022ad-policy\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAd Policy\u003C\/a\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003C\/aside\u003E\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EOver the past 48 hours, Trump validated those concerns with gold-plated gusto. He hashed out a response to a North Korean missile launch on a busy patio, as \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2017\/02\/12\/politics\/trump-shinzo-abe-mar-a-lago-north-korea\/index.html\u0022\u003Epeople snapped photos\u003C\/a\u003E and waiters cleared his salad. He hobnobbed with members and visitors at the club, making it clear that paying the $200,000 member fee at Mar-a-Lago was an easy way to parlay with the most powerful man on earth. And passerby were apparently able to get close to classified documents and the presidential limo whenever they pleased.\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003ESenators Sheldon Whitehouse and Tom Udall called earlier this month for more transparency during the president’s visits to Mar-a-Lago, and in particular more information about security arrangements. They released a joint statement Monday that said: “Now we have unknown and unvetted Mar-a-Lago members looking over the President\u2019s shoulder as he conducts our foreign policy. This is America\u2019s foreign policy, not this week\u2019s episode of Saturday Night Live.\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003E“We urge our Republican colleagues to start taking this Administration\u2019s rash and unprofessional conduct seriously before there are consequences we all regret,” the duo wrote.\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003ECNN \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2017\/02\/12\/politics\/trump-shinzo-abe-mar-a-lago-north-korea\/index.html\u0022\u003Ereported\u003C\/a\u003E Sunday night that, one hour before Trump was set to dine with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, North Korea launched a ballistic missile 300 miles into the Sea of Japan. Trump and Abe nevertheless sat down in the center of the Mar-a-Lago patio to review the situation and plot their response over dinner as scores of club members watched:\t\t\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs Mar-a-Lago\u2019s wealthy members looked on from their tables, and with a keyboard player crooning in the background, Trump and Abe\u2019s evening meal quickly morphed into a strategy session, the decision-making on full view to fellow diners, who described it in detail to CNN\u2026.\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003ETrump\u2019s National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and chief strategist Steve Bannon left their seats to huddle closer to Trump as documents were produced and phone calls were placed to officials in Washington and Tokyo. The patio was lit only with candles and moonlight, so aides used the camera lights on their phones to help the stone-faced Trump and Abe read through the documents.\t\t\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPictures of the bizarre scene quickly began popping up on social media. Instagram user ebain529 posted this on Saturday night, evidently showing National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and senior counselor to the president Stephen Bannon hovering over Trump at a dinner table.\u003Caside class=\u0022right hidden-on-mobile most-popular-plus-ad\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022most-popular hover_b_remove\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Ch3\u003EMost Popular\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022popular-article\u0022\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E1\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/steve-bannon-wants-to-start-world-war-iii\/\u0022 onclick=\u0022ga(\u0027send\u0027, \u0027event\u0027, \u0027Most Popular\u0027, \u0027Click Most Popular\u0027, \u0027Steve Bannon Wants To Start World War III\u0027,\u00270\u0027)\u0022\u003ESteve Bannon Wants To Start World War III\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022popular-article\u0022\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E2\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/donald-trump-is-selling-access-to-the-winter-white-house-for-200000\/\u0022 onclick=\u0022ga(\u0027send\u0027, \u0027event\u0027, \u0027Most Popular\u0027, \u0027Click Most Popular\u0027, \u0027Donald Trump Is Selling Access to the \u2018Winter White House\u2019 for $200,000\u0027,\u00270\u0027)\u0022\u003EDonald Trump Is Selling Access to the \u2018Winter White House\u2019 for $200,000\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022popular-article\u0022\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E3\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/this-is-how-the-republican-party-plans-to-destroy-the-federal-government\/\u0022 onclick=\u0022ga(\u0027send\u0027, \u0027event\u0027, \u0027Most Popular\u0027, \u0027Click Most Popular\u0027, \u0027This Is How the Republican Party Plans to Destroy the Federal Government\u0027,\u00270\u0027)\u0022\u003EThis Is How the Republican Party Plans to Destroy the Federal Government\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022popular-article\u0022\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E4\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/leaked-draft-of-trumps-religious-freedom-order-reveals-sweeping-plans-to-legalize-discrimination\/\u0022 onclick=\u0022ga(\u0027send\u0027, \u0027event\u0027, \u0027Most Popular\u0027, \u0027Click Most Popular\u0027, \u0027Leaked Draft of Trump\u2019s Religious Freedom Order Reveals Sweeping Plans to Legalize Discrimination\u0027,\u00270\u0027)\u0022\u003ELeaked Draft of Trump\u2019s Religious Freedom Order Reveals Sweeping Plans to Legalize Discrimination\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022popular-article\u0022\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E5\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/your-guide-to-the-sprawling-new-anti-trump-resistance-movement\/\u0022 onclick=\u0022ga(\u0027send\u0027, \u0027event\u0027, \u0027Most Popular\u0027, \u0027Click Most Popular\u0027, \u0027Your Guide to the Sprawling New Anti-Trump Resistance Movement\u0027,\u00270\u0027)\u0022\u003EYour Guide to the Sprawling New Anti-Trump Resistance Movement\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/aside\u003E\t\t\t\t\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Ca class=\u0022gallery\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PHOTO-1b.jpg\u0022 title=\u0022 \u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PHOTO-1b.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\u0022caption inline_caption\u0022\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd that was hardly the only time the president made himself\u2014and the working of the US government\u2014available to club members. The president posed for selfies with various guests, including the bridesmaids at a wedding for Carl Lindner IV, an heir to the multibillion-dollar fortune of his late grandfather, a 20th-century mogul and investor who once controlled Chiquita Brands International.\t\t\t\t\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Ca class=\u0022gallery\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PHOTO-2b.jpg\u0022 title=\u0022 \u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PHOTO-2b.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\u0022caption inline_caption\u0022\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Ca class=\u0022gallery\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PHOTO-3b.jpg\u0022 title=\u0022 \u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PHOTO-3b.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\u0022caption inline_caption\u0022\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EAdvisers to the president were also apparently easily accessible. Instagram user katerinacozias posted a photo from brunch at Mar-a-Lago, noting the first lady was also eating there, \u201coh, and of course, Mr. Steve Bannon.\u201d\t\t\t\t\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Ca class=\u0022gallery\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PHOTO-4b.jpg\u0022 title=\u0022 \u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PHOTO-4b.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\u0022caption inline_caption\u0022\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EOne man even posted a photo alongside the military aide who carries the \u201cnuclear football,\u201d a briefcase that holds various options for nuclear strikes and launch procedures.\t\t\t\t\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Ca class=\u0022gallery\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PHOTO-5b.jpg\u0022 title=\u0022 \u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PHOTO-5b.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\u0022caption inline_caption\u0022\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd photos with the presidential limousine, known as \u201cThe Beast,\u201d were also possible.\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EThere are obvious security issues involved here\u2014past presidents usually used a secure SCIF tent to deal with classified national-security information when they were away from the White House, not patio tables at a busy Palm Beach club.\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EBut there are also substantial ethical concerns as well. Trump is essentially selling access to the presidential experience: For $200,000, you, too, can mingle with him and his aides on the weekend, and maybe even take in some key national-security decision-making.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cstyle\u003E\n\t\t\t\t.article-wrap .article-body aside.left.custom_background_239259\t\t\t\t {\n\t\t\t\t background:none !important;\n\t\t\t\t }\n\t\t\t\t \u003C\/style\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cstyle\u003E\n\t\t\t\t.article-wrap .article-body aside.left.custom_background_239259\t\t\t\t {\n\t\t\t\t background:#5000b2 !important;\n\t\t\t\t }\n\t\t\t\t \u003C\/style\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\u003Caside class=\u0022left takeaction indent custom_background_239259\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022action_tout_heading\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cform action=\u0022\u0022 name=\u0022sailthru_action_tout_form\u0022 method=\u0022post\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cinput type=\u0022email\u0022 name=\u0022email\u0022 id=\u0022take_action_sailthru_email_239259\u0022 class=\u0022take_action_sailthru_email\u0022 Placeholder=\u0022Enter Email\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cinput type=\u0022hidden\u0022 name=\u0022take_action_sailthru_list_final\u0022 id=\u0022take_action_sailthru_list_final_239259\u0022 value=\u0022daily_tout,master,daily\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cdiv class=\u0022cta\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003Cinput type=\u0022button\u0022 class=\u0022take_action_sailthru_submit\u0022 name=\u0022submit_sailthru\u0022 value=\u0022SIGN UP!\u0022 onclick=\u0022add_action_tout_sailthru(239259)\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003C\/form\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\u003Cp id=\u0022action_tout_response_239259\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\u003C\/aside\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPlenty of presidents had places they go. George W. Bush spent a lot of time on his ranch in Texas, quite famously,\u201d said Jordan Libowitz of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. \u201cBut he wasn\u2019t selling membership to his ranch.\u201d\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EBy design or not, all of the attention is serving to enrich Trump and his interests, from which he has not meaningfully divested. \u201cAll the reporting, all the cameras, are serving as a free ad from his property,\u201d said Libowitz. \u201cIt raises some serious ethical concerns about whether he\u2019s using the presidency for his personal benefit.\u201d\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EAs we \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/shouldnt-we-know-who-else-is-at-the-winter-white-house\/\u0022\u003Enoted Friday\u003C\/a\u003E, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Senator Tom Udall sent a letter to the White House last month, demanding information on security protocols at Mar-a-Lago and for a full accounting of the membership list and visitor logs for Trump\u2019s resort.\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EThis past weekend, aside from Trump and the Japanese prime minister, Treasury-secretary nominee Steve Mnuchin was also at Mar-a-Lago, according to White House readouts. Monday evening, the Senate may vote to confirm Mnuchin, instantly making him one of the most powerful players in the financial world\u2014and no doubt a man many people on Wall Street would love a word with.\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003ECREW also wants the visitor logs released. \u201cWhen there are times when people can be in front of the president, it\u2019s important for America to know who\u2019s paying thousands of dollars for that opportunity.\u201d\t\t\n\u003Cp\u003EReporters who cover the White House have said they have been told to expect another presidential visit to Mar-a-Lago this weekend.\t\t\n\t\n\t\u003Cdiv id=\u0022rcjsload_286cf7_239259\u0022 class=\u0022tabola-block\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\t\u003Cscript type=\u0022text\/javascript\u0022\u003E\n\t(function() {\n\tvar referer=\u0022\u0022;try{if(referer=document.referrer,\u0022undefined\u0022==typeof 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