Trump failed to disclose gifts from India as president: Report
What's the story
Donald Trump failed to disclose 17 gifts worth over $47,000 (roughly Rs. 40 lakh) from India during his tenure as the United States (US) president, according to a report by the US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability. As per the report, the gifts were given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, then President Ram Nath Kovind, and many other Indian leaders.
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Yogi Adityanath among leaders who sent gifts to Trump
The report stated that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, then Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani, and Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao sent gifts to Trump between 2018 and 2021. Besides Trump, his wife, Melania Trump, his daughter, Ivanka Trump, and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, also received gifts from India. Reportedly, Trump received the most gifts in 2020 during his visit to India.
Gifts
PM Modi gifted designer jewelry to Trump's family
According to the report, Modi gifted Trump a table of "black marble with mother-of-pearl and stone inlay" worth $1,400 and cufflinks by designer Raghavendra Rathore worth $1,920. Meanwhile, Melania Trump was gifted a charm bracelet designed by Rathore worth $2,750. Ivanka Trump received a "painting on silk, reportedly by the Pichwai Painting Deccan School of India," worth $2,200 and a bracelet worth $2,450.
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Check out Trump's 17 unreported gifts from India
Trump family received 17 unreported gifts from India. Total estimated value of gifts is more than $47,000 (Rs 3879403). Among these gifts were an $8,500 vase, a $4,600 model of the Taj Mahal.
— Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) March 18, 2023
Source: House oversight committee democrats pic.twitter.com/x9RdStQuba
Report
Trump received 117 foreign gifts during his tenure
The findings are part of a broader investigation into Trump's failure to disclose gifts from foreign government officials while in office. The committee has alleged that the former US president and his family received a total of 117 gifts worth $291,000 from several countries. Notably, in the US, federal officials are barred from keeping gifts from foreign governments worth more than $415.