What is Mar-a-Lago? Trump’s ‘winter White House’ at the centre of FBI investigation
by Guardian staff from US news | The Guardian on (#62A21)
The private club in Florida served as Donald Trump's home and de facto seat of power at times, drawing world leaders and tycoons alike
Mar-a-Lago, a sprawling complex in Florida, has been described as a the winter White House" during the Trump presidency, a place from which the country's leader would variously entertain heads of state and order US missile attacks.
The private club - situated on an eight-hectare estate that is now the focus of an FBI search warrant - attracted annual membership fees of $200,000 and became symbolic of Donald Trump's time in office, blurring the ethical lines between his own business empire and his presidential duties.
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