Trump Qatar plane gift
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Trump attacks foreign and even Qatari donations to the Clinton Foundation. Now he wants to accept the biggest gift of all.
Article I includes a ban on anyone serving in government accepting “any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State” unless Congress approves. Article II says, in part, that the president cannot receive any emolument from a U.S. state.
Schumer also called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify before Congress and answer a number of questions related to the potential gift.
Despite flying for more than 35 years, the current pair of Air Force One jets remain one of the safest and secure aircraft in the world.
Trump is in talks to accept a luxury Boeing 747 as a gift from the royal family of Qatar, a move CT Sen. Chris Murphy opposes.
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The "Late Show" host exposed the president's hypocrisy as he plans to accept a $400 million jet from the Qatari government.
U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday vowed to block all of President Donald Trump's nominees to the Justice Department until the agency reports what it knows about Qatar's offer to give Trump's administration a $400 million airplane.
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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer says he will hold up all Department of Justice nominations on the Senate floor until he gets more answers about the free Air Force One replacement that President Donald Trump says would be donated by Qatar.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune and GOP firebrand senators are among those voicing discomfort with the deal.