House Democrats are opening a wide-ranging probe into President Trump’s acceptance of a luxury jet from Qatar’s royal family.
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FIRSTONFOX:HouseDemocratsareopeninganinvestigationintoPresidentDonaldTrumpandhisadministration’sacceptanceofa$400millionprivatejetfromtheQatarigovernment.
Rep.JamieRaskin,D-Md.,therankingmemberoftheHouseJudiciaryCommittee,ledhisfellowDemocratsonthepanelinalettertoAttorneyGeneralPamBondiandWhiteHousecounselDavidWarringtononThursday.
They’respecificallyaskingBonditohandoverareportedlegalmemoshewrotethatismeanttoassertthelegalityofTrumpacceptingtheplaneonbehalfoftheU.S.
“AnylegalmemopurportingtomakesuchaclaimwouldobviouslyflyinthefaceofthetextoftheConstitution’sForeignEmolumentsClause,whichexplicitlyprohibitsthePresidentfromacceptingany‘present[or]Emolument…ofanykindwhatever,fromanyKing,Prince,orforeignState’unlesshehas‘theConsentofCongress,'”theletterreads.
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