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Schiff introduces bill to require agencies report spending at Trump properties
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/462624-schiff-introduces-bill-to-require-agencies-report-spending-at-trump-properties
Schiff introduces bill to require agencies report spending at Trump properties
© Stefani Reynolds
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Monday introduced legislation that would require federal agencies to report their spending at President Trump's businesses.
Schiff's bill would not prohibit federal spending at Trump properties, but mandates that agencies submit a report to the Office of Government Ethics detailing any official expenses at companies owned by Trump. The report would have to be made public within 10 days.
Democrats had already been investigating whether Trump has been violating the Constitution's Emoluments Clause, which prohibits presidents from accepting money or gifts outside their official salary.
“This president has profited off of the presidency in an unprecedented way,” Schiff said in a statement. “Each time President Trump, accompanied by Secret Service agents, White House staff and other federal officials, makes an official visit to one of his properties, the Trump Organization profits."
The legislation's introduction comes as Democrats are under increasing pressure to move ahead with impeaching Trump in light of a recent intelligence community whistleblower complaint against the president. Trump acknowledged Sunday that he raised corruption accusations against former Vice President Joe Biden during a phone call with Ukraine's leader.
The House Judiciary Committee announced last month that it would broaden its investigation into Trump by looking into his proposal to hold the 2020 Group of Seven (G-7) summit at his Doral resort in Florida.
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Schiff introduces bill to require agencies report spending at Trump properties
© Stefani Reynolds
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Monday introduced legislation that would require federal agencies to report their spending at President Trump's businesses.
Schiff's bill would not prohibit federal spending at Trump properties, but mandates that agencies submit a report to the Office of Government Ethics detailing any official expenses at companies owned by Trump. The report would have to be made public within 10 days.
Democrats had already been investigating whether Trump has been violating the Constitution's Emoluments Clause, which prohibits presidents from accepting money or gifts outside their official salary.
“This president has profited off of the presidency in an unprecedented way,” Schiff said in a statement. “Each time President Trump, accompanied by Secret Service agents, White House staff and other federal officials, makes an official visit to one of his properties, the Trump Organization profits."
The legislation's introduction comes as Democrats are under increasing pressure to move ahead with impeaching Trump in light of a recent intelligence community whistleblower complaint against the president. Trump acknowledged Sunday that he raised corruption accusations against former Vice President Joe Biden during a phone call with Ukraine's leader.
The House Judiciary Committee announced last month that it would broaden its investigation into Trump by looking into his proposal to hold the 2020 Group of Seven (G-7) summit at his Doral resort in Florida.
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