A group of senior Senate Democrats is calling on the Pentagon’s inspector general to investigate President Donald Trump’s acceptance of a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar, citing legal, constitutional, and national security concerns over what would be one of the largest foreign gifts ever accepted by a U.S. president, The Hill reported.

Nine Democrats, led by Sen. Adam Schiff of California, on Tuesday requested that the Department of Defense’s inspector general open an inquiry into the Pentagon’s potential involvement in facilitating Qatar’s gift of a Boeing 747-8 aircraft to Trump.

In a letter addressed to acting Inspector General Steven Stebbins, the senators warned that the Defense Department’s role in what Trump has called a “very public and transparent” transaction could compromise national security and blur the line between official duties and personal benefit.

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