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You’re still paying for Trump’s visits to his N.J. golf club. Here’s the cost to taxpayers.

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NJ.com

Former President Donald Trump’s months-long stay at his Bedminster golf club last year cost U.S. taxpayers $653,836, according to U.S. Secret Service records obtained by NJ Advance Media. More than half of the sum, $368,037, went for hotel rooms in the area to house the agents, according to the records obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. Under the Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012, former presidents receive Secret Service protection for the rest of their lives. The funds also went for travel expenses, including rental cars. At the same time, more than $1 of every $10 spent by…

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