Trump cash gifts to aides draw ethics complaint, watchdog seeks probe

The Campaign Legal Center filed a complaint with the US Office of Government Ethics alleging President Trump's $45,000 cash gifts to three aides, including Natalie Harp, may constitute serious ethical violations. A former White House ethics official called the payments 'profoundly concerning,' but the legal threshold for violation remains unclear. This adds to ongoing scrutiny of Trump's personnel practices, though it is unlikely to move markets.