The main democrat of the United States Senate announced Tuesday that it would keep all the appointed politicians of the Department of Justice in protest for the acceptance of President Donald Trump of a luxury plane of $ 400 million as a gift as Qatar.
The Royal Family of the Gulf State has offered to donate a Jet Jumbo 747-8 while Trump expects the delayed delivery of two new Boeing presidential planes.
But the measure raises great constitutional and ethical questions, as well as with security conerns on the use of a plane donated by a foreign power for use such as the Air Force One Ultra sensitive.
“This is not just a naked corruption, it is also a serious threat of national security,” the Senate leader Chuck Schumer was expected to say in a floor speech later on Tuesday, according to a copy circulated by the attendees.
The Schumer blanket has the first time that it has resorted to such motion movement to boxes of possible appointed, and could significantly delay its start dates in the Trump administration.
But very few Trump nominated benefited from bipartisan groups to accelerate them in the Senate in any case, which means that Schumer’s announcement will probably only have a limited practical impact.
The Constitution of the United States prohibits government officials from acceptance “of any king, prince or foreign state”, in a section known as the emolument clause.
Schumer will request that the Registration Unit of External Agents of the Department of Justice (Fara) “reveal all the activities of Qatar’s foreign agents within the United States that could” Trump or their businesses.
Schumer also plans to demand administration information about the JET itself, such as White, comes with security improvements or that the United States will be updated.
“How much will these modifications cost US taxpayers, hundreds or millions or dollars?” It is expected to ask.
And the desires that the plane means for future presidential planes that the government already agreed to buy from Boeing.
New York’s veteran Democrat also requires that Attorney General Pam Bondi, who once served as a lobbyist registered for the Qatar government, testifies before Congress to explain her gift approval.
Althegh’s Democrats are out of power and cannot block Trump’s names on their own, several have announced retention to groups or individuals that make the confirmation process more prolonged and difficult to handle.
Senator Chris Murphy has also promised to force votes to block arms sales to Qatar.
Trump, on a trip this week in the Middle East, including Qatar, does not have a long stage with the current Boeing 747-200B series of Air Force One, which entered the service in 1990 under President George George George.
Under the interrogation of the journalists, Trump Angry defended the agreement with Qatar, saying that it would be “stupid” not to accept that gift.
