Senate Dems ask Trump to disclose financial ties to Saudi Arabia

[Mrs. Overall]

Source: The Hill

Senate Democrats are asking President Trump and the Trump Organization to disclose any ties to Saudi Arabia, as well as freeze any potential business relationships in the wake of the disappearance of a U.S.-based journalist.

Eleven Democrats sent a letter to Trump on Wednesday saying public reporting and the president's own comments show decades of "maintained business relationships" with Saudi Arabia and the Saudi royal family.

"Your recent statements, and public reports of increased spending by the Saudi government at Trump properties, raise significant concerns about financial conflicts of interest," the Democratic senators wrote.

They add that any possible decision on imposing sanctions on the nation, and U.S. policy generally, should "not [be] influenced by any conflicts of interest that may exist because of you or your family's deep financial ties to Saudi Arabia."

Democrats also sent a letter outlining the same concerns to Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, who took over management of the Trump Organization following their father's White House win.

Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/411929-senate-dems-ask-trump-to-disclose-financial-ties-to-saudi-arabia

[LakeSuperiorView]

1. Didn't he already tweet today that he had none?

[pbmus]

2. At least they are acting ....

[hibbing]

3. Pretty please will you release your taxes? n/t

[Bfd]

11. ? Did they really say "Pretty please will you release your taxes?"

I didn't read that at all.

They can do nothing but go on record & work to get Voters to finally show up to give them the power to do something about the fked of disaster of 2016.

[paulrevere2018]

4. tRump gets played by everyone - why don't his drooling masses see this?!?

The Saudis and Russian oligarchs make billions and they throw him a few crumbs to be their bagman. Granted those few crumbs are more than we would make in a lifetime but it does take a financial genius to perform his role.

[torius]

5. His cultists

are told that Khashoggi was a terrorist sympathizer and Muslim Brotherhood blah blah, and they believe this. They don’t hear the same news reports that we do.

[Wellstone ruled]

6. Schumer knows damn well that ain't going to happen.

anytime in his lifetime. How dumb,just ask the AG from New York to share their info. They apparently have his Tax Returns.

[cstanleytech]

7. I can tell you right now that none of them are going to be honest and disclose all of their

ties to the varies investments they have in Saudi Arabia.

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. 50 million dollars a year:

Link to tweet

[BigmanPigman]

12. Of course he said it on camera.

He does that all the time then later changes his mind and everyone in his cult let it slide...just like releasing his taxes and getting Mexico to pay for the wall as well as his idiotic birtherism BS.

[FakeNoose]

9. Robert Mueller can subpoena this info, am I right?

Ooooh I love the smell of indictments in the morning!

[Bfd]

13. Yes he can. He probably already has it.

VOTE BLUE or even Mueller's power is limited.

[Cha]

10. KR!!!

[bearsfootball516]

14. Good for them, but he's not gonna do it.

[Achilleaze]

15. 'fess up, Dirty Donny* (R)

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[Ilsa]

16. Ask him to deny the list Fox News provided on tv. nt

[Jopin Klobe]

17. Senate Dems ask Trump to disclose financial ties to Saudi Arabia ...

... God, I hope that they said "Please?" ...

... which is a lot stronger than their usual "Pretty please?" ...

[LoisB]

18. I assume they sent the letters to have it on record. They surely must know that he is not

going to voluntarily disclose anything.

[dalton99a]

19. Kick