US Politics in Trump era
Publisher: Washington Post
Author: Emma Brown
8 Apr 2017
The cost of Betsy DeVos’s security detail — nearly $8 million over nearly 8 months
Federal marshals are protecting Education Secretary Betsy DeVos at a cost to her agency of nearly $8 million over nearly eight months, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. The Education Department has agreed to reimburse the marshals $7.78 million for their services from mid-February to the end of September, said a marshals spokeswoman — an average of about $1 million per month.