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Trump’s plan to accept a $400 million plane from Qatar has ignited a full-blown firestorm among Democrats in Congress
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.
The "Late Show" host exposed the president's hypocrisy as he plans to accept a $400 million jet from the Qatari government.
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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.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune and GOP firebrand senators are among those voicing discomfort with the deal.
The nation of Qatar offered the Trump administration a Boeing 747-8 for use as Air Force One. Trump called the plane a "gift," in a post on his social media site, Truth Social. A representative of the administration clarified that Qatar "has offered to donate a plane to the Department of Defense," not to Trump himself.
President Donald Trump arrived Tuesday morning in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the first stop of a four-day trip that will include visits to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Following lunch at the Saudi Royal Court and a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,