Trump Jr.'s Mongolia hunting trip cost $75K in Secret Service protection

Donald Trump Jr.’s hunting trip to Mongolia last August cost more than $75,000 in taxpayer dollars for Secret Service protection, according to new documents obtained by a government watchdog group.

The documents obtained by the nonprofit group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) showed the receipt for Secret Service protection for President Trump’s eldest son totaled $76,859.36.

Trump Jr. was in Mongolia in part to hunt the argali sheep, which is known for their large horns and is considered a near-threatened species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species.

The Hill has reached out to a spokesperson for Trump Jr. for comment.

An official working for Trump Jr. told CNN that with the exception of Secret Service, the trip to Mongolia was paid for by Trump Jr.