New financial disclosures from the White House reveal that former President Donald Trump gave holiday gifts to four of his aides, including $45,000 to executive assistant Natalie Harp, communications adviser Margo Martin, and deputy director of Oval Office operations Chamberlain Harris. Director of Oval Office operations Walt Nauta received a $20,000 gift. These details were included in the annual financial disclosure forms of the aides, which were released by the administration last week. The disclosures were first reported by The Washington Post earlier this week. Harp, Martin, and Harris each earn $150,000 annually, while Nauta is paid $175,000 per year, according to the White House’s salary disclosure report to Congress. A White House official told the Associated Press that Trump has a long history of giving Christmas gifts to people around him, including employees and aides, both in government and during his time in the private sector. The official emphasized that the gifts were not related to the aides’ official duties and therefore are legal and ethical under current standards. Natalie Harp is a well-known figure in Trump’s inner circle, often seen by his side. She is known for carrying a portable printer to print out favorable media coverage and social media posts for the president, who prefers reading information on paper. Margo Martin has worked for Trump since his time in the White House. She began as a press assistant and later helped manage his media operations in Palm Beach, Florida, after he lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden. She returned to the White House with Trump after his 2024 election victory. Chamberlain Harris was recently appointed by Trump to serve on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, which oversees the design of the White House ballroom. Walt Nauta, who previously worked as Trump’s valet, and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira were charged in 2023 with conspiring with Trump to obstruct an FBI investigation into classified documents taken from the White House after Trump’s first term. However, those charges were dismissed in 2024.