Trump’s plan to accept a $400 million plane from Qatar has ignited a full-blown firestorm among Democrats in Congress

Trump said accepting a luxury 747 from Qatar is a no-brainer. But critics say the plan threatens to turn a symbol of American power into a collection of legal and counterintelligence concerns.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that he will hold up all Department of Justice nominations on the Senate floor until he gets more answers about the free Air Force One replacement that President Donald Trump says would be donated by Qatar.

The Constitution bars federal officials from accepting gifts from foreign states without the consent of Congress.

Donald Trump, whose loyalists have stuck with him through good times and bad, may have finally gone too far by accepting Qatar's "great gesture" of a

U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday vowed to block all of President Donald Trump's nominees to the Justice Department until the agency reports what it knows about Qatar's offer to give Trump's administration a $400 million airplane.

The clip, recorded in 2017 at the height of the Saudi-led blockade of Qatar, directly contradicts Trump's current praise for the country's leadership.

Republicans break with Trump over a $400 million luxury jet gifted by Qatar’s government, raising legal, ethical, and political alarms. The aircraft, a Boeing 747-8, was reportedly intended for the Pentagon but could serve as Trump’s Air Force One,