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Swiss MPs seek probe into lavish Trump gifts after tariff deal
Swiss MPs seek probe into lavish Trump gifts after tariff deal
Economy
by  AFP

Two Swiss lawmakers have asked the country's attorney general to probe the legality of gifts reportedly given to US President Donald Trump by Swiss business leaders days before the two nations cut a breakthrough tariff deal. When Washington and Bern struck a deal slashing tariffs on Swiss goods to 15 percent 10 days later, criticism of what has been dubbed "gold bar diplomacy" resurfaced.