TRUMP

HAYES Joining me now ░░░░░░░░ Democratic senator Richard Blumenthal ░░░░░░░░ Connecticut who is leading ░░░░░░░░ lawsuit alleging the President ░░░░░░░░ violating the Constitution s ░░░░░░░░ clause by doing business ░░░░░░░░ foreign governments And today ░░░░░░░░ and 10 other Democratic ░░░░░░░░ sent a letter asking ░░░░░░░░ and Trump Org to ░░░░░░░░ all financial ties to ░░░░░░░░ Arabia Good to have ░░░░░░░░ senator Tell me about ░░░░░░░░ letter BLUMENTHAL Well this ░░░░░░░░ very simply seeks facts ░░░░░░░░ to the possible motive ░░░░░░░░ the President for in ░░░░░░░░ aiding and abetting Saudi ░░░░░░░░ s disinformation and distraction ░░░░░░░░ And as you outlined ░░░░░░░░ well at the opening ░░░░░░░░ has deep lucrative long ░░░░░░░░ financial ties to the ░░░░░░░░ He has sold them ░░░░░░░░ and condos He rents ░░░░░░░░ to them And hotel ░░░░░░░░ have literally saved Trump ░░░░░░░░ And they continue to ░░░░░░░░ these payments to him ░░░░░░░░ violation of the chief ░░░░░░░░ corruption provision of the ░░░░░░░░ States Constitution known as ░░░░░░░░ emoluments clause We just ░░░░░░░░ a major legal hurdle ░░░░░░░░ the last couple of ░░░░░░░░ when the court ruled ░░░░░░░░ the District of Columbia ░░░░░░░░ we have standing 200 ░░░░░░░░ of Congress and in ░░░░░░░░ lawsuit Blumenthal versus Trump ░░░░░░░░ seek basically facts and ░░░░░░░░ letter also asks for ░░░░░░░░ relating to these financial ░░░░░░░░ HAYES Are you struck ░░░░░░░░ you find it bizarre ░░░░░░░░ uncanny the similarity in ░░░░░░░░ way that he talks ░░░░░░░░ the Saudi regime and ░░░░░░░░ bin Salman and Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ BLUMENTHAL It is really ░░░░░░░░ And what s equally ░░░░░░░░ is the reports that ░░░░░░░░ Saudis actually provided or ░░░░░░░░ to provide aid during ░░░░░░░░ campaign They met in ░░░░░░░░ Towers Very reminiscent of ░░░░░░░░ meeting with Russian agents ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Towers Donald ░░░░░░░░ Jr met with the ░░░░░░░░ of Prince Mohammad bin ░░░░░░░░ and he was offered ░░░░░░░░ by the Saudis and ░░░░░░░░ the vendor that the ░░░░░░░░ said they would provide ░░░░░░░░ paid 2 million by ░░░░░░░░ Saudis HAYES Yes BLUMENTHAL ░░░░░░░░ there are really striking ░░░░░░░░ here.”