- Two Belgian firms gave President Trump an 18‑carat gold ring with 321 diamonds weeks before the U.S. exempted European natural diamonds from new tariffs, prompting scrutiny.
- Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal sent a letter calling the gift’s timing a possible bribery issue and asked detailed questions of the firms by Aug. 24.
- Media values the ring at about $25,000–$35,000; the White House denies favors and says the ring is federal property and the tariff move merely upheld an earlier trade agreement.
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