Records show $93,000 in Secret Service hotel contracts in Morocco

Federal procurement records show two Secret Service hotel contracts totaling $93,000 were issued in Marrakech in October, around the time Ivanka Trump was reported visiting Morocco. The records describe accommodation for Secret Service personnel, but do not name Trump, so they do not establish that the contracts were specifically for her protection. One contract, issued October 21, allocated $59,543 for rooms at the Sofitel for personnel preparing for a designated VVIP arrival. A second, issued October 22, provided $33,457 for Secret Service accommodation at La Mamounia. Together, the contracts account for $93,000 in hotel spending. Local reporting said Trump was seen in Marrakech on October 29, the day before her 45th birthday. The timing of the contracts and her reported presence in the city have led to their being linked to her visit. However, the records themselves identify neither her nor the protected person, and they do not show which hotel, if either, she used. The $93,000 covers hotel accommodation, not the full cost of the security operation. Reports say it excludes agents’ salaries, flights, meals and transportation. The total cost of the operation has not been...