Schumer Places Hold on Trump’s DOJ Nominees Over Qatar’s Jet Gift

Democrats have criticized Trump for the pending acquisition.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) leaves the Democratic caucus lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 13, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on May 13 announced a hold on President Donald Trump’s nominees to the Department of Justice until there are answers regarding Qatar gifting a jet to the Department of Defense, which Trump plans to use temporarily as Air Force One.

In a speech on the Senate floor, Schumer criticized the gift as “corrupt” and called it a “grave national security threat.”