The Democratic Senator COULD get some Republican’s breaking from Trump to support a Congressional thumbs down on Donald effort to get a Billion Dollar jet deal for Free …
While being President….
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is planning to seek a vote on legislation he’s introducing Monday to prevent foreign planes from being used as Air Force One, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Democrats have latched on to the offer from Qatar to give a $400 million jet to President Trump, arguing it reeks of corruption.
- Schumer’s bill could find sympathy from some Senate Republicans, who this month have raised concerns about the Qatari offer.
- Trump argued this weekend that the jet is a gift to the U.S. and not him personally, lashing out at news organizations who have suggested the gift is for the president.
- Congressional Democrats have called for investigations into the proposed arrangement.
Between the lines: Schumer plans to force a vote on the legislation during this year’s government funding fight. The vote would likely come in the form of an amendment to GOP spending bills….
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- The $400 million jet would be worth 100 times more than every other presidential gift from a foreign nation combined since 2001, according to an Axios analysis of State Department data.
Go deeper: The foreign emoluments clause: What it is and how it relates to Qatar’s jet offer…..
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