Overview
- The Daily Beast published two letters Michael Wolff provided that Harp wrote to President Trump in 2023, a disclosure first reported on Thursday and widely circulated by news outlets the next day.
- The letters include intensely personal language such as “You are all that matters to me” and “Thank you for being my Guardian and Protector in this Life,” and show Harp apologizing for behavior during a 2023 Scotland trip.
- Reporting describes Harp as a constant, influential aide who prints and passes praise to Trump, drafts or helps post his messages, and acts as a gatekeeper for people trying to reach him.
- Journalists and former aides say the letters had previously alarmed the Secret Service, and separate reporting says Harp delayed completing routine White House security-clearance paperwork until recently.
- Sen. Jon Ossoff’s public mention of Harp helped push the story into the open, prompting partisan defenses from the White House and raising fresh questions about who controls information flowing to the president and how that could affect decisions and staffing.