Portland cops just cashed in on Donald Trump's campaign stop in Eugene earlier this year.

A committee associated with the Republican presidential nominee sent Portland a check last month for $18,712.78, according to a new blog post from City Auditor Mary Hull Caballero.

Earlier this year, it was the auditor's office who called attention to Portland's long-standing practice of not collecting money from political campaigns for security-related work.

As a result of the audit, police started billing.

And that meant sending an invoice for all the time Portland cops spent helping out in Eugene during Trump's May visit.

What's the bigger surprise?

That Portland officials followed the auditor's advice, or that Trump's people paid?

-- Brad Schmidt

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