At a House committee hearing, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told a lawmaker that the news reports she cited were no basis to open a criminal investigation. She asked whether President Trump received a luxury jet from the Qatari government valued at hundreds of millions of dollars, in violation of the emoluments clause. "It is not," Blanche answered, and she told him he does not belong in the job.
The receipt
- Who
- Rosa DeLauro
- Where
- hearing - House committee hearing with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche
- Original footage
- NBC Montana · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 49 seconds, unedited within the cut
Read the transcript
No, you just read a bunch of random, unsourced news articles and reports. No, that's not the basis to open a criminal investigation. I mean, you're looking around, but it's not. This is not the basis on which it is. It is not. Just reading something that's just a hypothetical off a news article, it's not. It's not a hypothetical. It is real. Did the President get a guitarie? I do it. Do you read the press? Are you a knowledge? Not the same press you do. Apparently not, my friend. I promise you. Apparently not. Did the president receive a luxury jet from the Qatari government valued at hundreds of millions in dollars, which is a violation of the embelliments clause of the Constitution? It is not. Wow, you do not belong in this job, Mr. Attorney, acting Attorney General.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.