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Ranking member Durbin demands Justice Department legal memo on proposed Qatari airplane gift and seeks oversight hearings
Summary
Sen. Dick Durbin asked Attorney General Bondi to produce a legal memorandum about the Trump administration's reported talks to accept a private jet from Qatar, argued the gift could implicate the Constitution's emoluments clause, and requested oversight hearings with Bondi and FBI Director Patel under oath.
Ranking Member Dick Durbin told the Senate Judiciary Committee he has requested a legal memorandum from Attorney General Bondi explaining why it would be legally permissible for the administration to accept a proposed aircraft gift from the State of Qatar, and he urged the committee to convene oversight hearings with both the attorney general and FBI Director Christopher Patel under oath.
Durbin said, “As President Trump confirmed a few days ago, his administration is in talks with the State of Qatar to receive a private jet as a gift from the Royal Family. This aircraft would be retrofitted to act as Air Force 1 for the…
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