WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today Senate Republicans blocked U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal's (D-CT) unanimous consent request to pass his resolution to stop President Donald Trump from accepting payments and gifts from foreign governments.
Blumenthal's resolution would authorize the Senate to take legal action to enforce Trump's compliance with the Constitution's Foreign Emoluments Clause, which requires the President of the United States and all other federal officials to seek and obtain the affirmative consent of Congress before accepting any benefits from foreign states. Blumenthal's resolution follows the arrival of a $400 million luxury jet gifted f...