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It seems that Donald Trump found the positive side of the controversial FBI raid on his luxurious property Mar-a-Lago, because according to the tycoon, he has obtained “about 5. millions of dollars in free advertising”.
Although since it happened, the former president harshly criticized the raid that occurred in his mansion located in Palm Beach, Florida, in a speech at the Miami Intercontinental, Trump said the news of “helicopters” flying over Mar-a-Lago since the search only boosted business for the private club.
“They gave us about 5.000 millions of dollars in free advertising”, expressed the magnate at the Hispanic Leadership Conference in Miami, organized by America First Works.
“People say: ‘That’s a nice house’” , he added. “If it wasn’t so nice, they probably wouldn’t be doing it.”
Business Insider indicates that at Mar-a-Lago, Membership is private and is paid with annual fees. It is unknown if the membership has been modified after the raid carried out on the 8th of August, because the club has been closed since Mother’s Day and will open until 31 October.
The use of facilities is exclusively for members and their guests. According to Town and Country, those who want to join must pay the amount of $ 200,.
In addition, other $ 14 are required, yearly to access dining room services , spas, tennis courts and other services of the former president’s club.
While the luxurious club was being raided, the tycoon was in the Trump Tower in New York, although he had spent much of the summer at his golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey
Following the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, federal investigators found dozens of classified and top-secret documents, and are investigating whether Donald Trump violated record-keeping laws and subsequently jeopardized national security, according to court documents.
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