两个民主党领导的众议院委员会正在调查副总统迈克·彭斯最近的爱尔兰之行，他在爱尔兰的一个特朗普高尔夫度假胜地住宿，以及唐纳德特朗普总统希望明年在迈阿密他唯一的多拉尔高尔夫度假胜地主办七国集团峰会的愿望，认为这可能违反美国宪法的薪酬条款。

监督和司法委员会周五致函特朗普的几个行政机构和官员，包括白宫它的首席律师，the副总统，the特勤局还有特朗普组织，请求有关此事的文件和信息，包括成本。调查进行之际，司法委员会正在继续调查是否要对特朗普提出弹劾条款。

马里兰州民主党人监督委员会主席伊莱贾·卡明斯写道:“委员会认为，美国纳税人的钱不应该用于个人致富特朗普总统、他的家人和他的公司。”。

彭斯的旅行因其决定在特朗普位于爱尔兰杜恩伯格的高尔夫度假村住宿而受到审查，该度假村距离他与外国领导人会面的地方约180英里。彭斯的一名高级助手起初表示，副总统是根据特朗普的“建议”留在度假村的，但后来这一评论被助手收回，并被政府否认。

唐纳德·特朗普总统和迈克·彭斯副总统8月5日在DC华盛顿进入白宫外交接待室发表讲话。

由纽约民主党人杰罗德·纳德勒主持的司法委员会上周首次表示打算让他的小组去调查特朗普打算在特朗普国家多拉尔迈阿密举办2020年七国集团(G7)峰会，民主党人认为，此举可能违反旨在遏制腐败和外国影响的国内外薪酬条款，因为此举让现任总统无法亲自从国内外政府那里发财致富。

纳德勒和司法委员会的民主党同事史蒂夫·科恩说:“委员会在考虑是否推荐弹劾条款时，会严重关注违反《宪法》外国和国内薪酬条款的可能性。”书写致白宫法律顾问帕特·西波隆和特勤局。

在特朗普担任总统期间，违反薪酬条款长期以来一直是民主党人关注的问题，他们表示，通过总统继续从他在美国和全球各地的各种业务和财产中获利，特朗普打破了先例，没有将这些资产置于盲目的信托中，也没有通过不正当的获利而违反法律。数百名国会民主党人正在与特朗普进行诉讼，称特朗普违反了宪法。

彭斯访问爱尔兰期间，他住在杜恩伯格的特朗普国际高尔夫俱乐部，他认为这一举动对爱尔兰裔美国人的关系来说是“合乎逻辑的”，因为他的堂兄住在这个小镇上，此外，这里也是他曾祖母长大的地方。然而，副总统被迫每天乘坐空军二号，因为他通勤到首都都柏林大约有180英里远。

彭斯的幕僚长马克·肖特周二告诉记者，特朗普没有提出“像命令一样的请求”，而是“建议”彭斯插话说，他有家庭关系，而且这个地点适合安全考虑。在白宫否认提出了这样一个“建议”后，肖特周三发表了一份早间声明，反驳了这些言论，并声称新闻媒体有“错误报道”。

众议院民主党人并不是唯一探究爱尔兰之行更多信息的人。

密歇根州参议员加里·彼得斯周四给彭斯写了一封信，询问成本细节以及与该地区其他酒店的可比价格。彼得斯是众议院国土安全和政府事务委员会的最高民主党人，他是三名成功地让政府监督机构调查和揭露特朗普每次去他在南佛罗里达的专属马拉戈度假村都要花费纳税人大约340万美元。

民主党委员会的一名助手周四建议彼得斯可以要求政府问责局展开调查，该机构公布了马拉加的旅行费用新闻周刊彼得斯参议员希望副总统办公室及时提供所要求的信息。然而，美国政府问责局的要求是另一个可以用来保护纳税人资金的监督工具。”

马萨诸塞州参议员和民主党总统候选人伊丽莎白·沃伦周三就海外费用问题给国务卿麦克·庞贝发了一封类似的信。

上月在法国举行的今年七国集团(G7)峰会上，特朗普透露，他正考虑在迈阿密的多拉尔高尔夫度假村举办明年的国际领导人聚会。他告诉记者，他“一点也不”关心道德，并声称他不会获利。特朗普继续吹嘘他的度假胜地的便利设施。

“我们有一系列宏伟的建筑；我们称之为平房。他们每个人都拥有50到70间非常豪华的房间，可以看到壮丽的景色。特朗普说:“我们有令人难以置信的会议室和餐厅。“我不会赚钱的。我不想赚钱。不在乎赚钱。”

DEMOCRATS INVESTIGATE PENCE TRIP TO TRUMP GOLF RESORT IN IRELAND, TRUMP'S PITCH TO HOST G7 AT HIS MIAMI RESORT

Two Democratic-led House committees are investigating Vice President Mike Pence's recent trip to Ireland, where he lodged at a Trump golf resort, and President Donald Trump's desire to host next year's G7 Summit at his exclusive Doral golf resort in Miami as potential violations of the U.S. Constitution's Emoluments Clauses.

The Oversight and Judiciary Committees sent letters to several Trump administration agencies and officials on Friday, including the White House and its top attorney, the vice president, the Secret Service and the Trump Organization, requesting documents and information about the matter, including costs. The probe comes as the Judiciary Committee continues to investigate whether to file articles of impeachment against Trump.

"The Committee does not believe that U.S. taxpayer funds should be used to personally enrich President Trump, his family, and his companies," Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat, wrote.

Pence's trip has come under scrutiny for his decision to lodge at Trump's golf resort in Doonberg, Ireland, which was about 180 miles away from where his meetings with foreign leaders took place. A top aide to Pence at first said the vice president was acting on a "suggestion" by Trump to stay at the resort, a comment that was later walked back by the aide and denied by the administration.

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence enter the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House to make remarks August 5 in Washington, 

The Judiciary Committee, chaired by New York Democrat Jerrold Nadler, first said last week he intended for his panel to investigate Trump's intentions on hosting the 2020 G7 Summit at Trump National Doral Miami, something Democrats believe could violate both the foreign and domestic Emoluments Clauses meant to deter corruption and foreign influence by baring sitting presidents from personally enriching from foreign and domestic governments.

"Potential violations of the Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses of the Constitution are of grave concern to the Committee as it considers whether to recommend articles of impeachment," Nadler and fellow Judiciary Committee Democrat Steve Cohen wrote to White House Counsel Pat Cipollone and the Secret Service.

Under the Trump presidency, violating the Emoluments Clauses have long been a concern of Democrats, who say that by the president continuing to profit from his various businesses and properties stationed around the U.S. and the globe, Trump is breaking precedent by not placing these assets in a blind trust and the law by inappropriately benefiting. Hundreds of congressional Democrats are in the midst of ongoing litigation with Trump as part of their lawsuit claiming he's in violation of the constitution.

During Pence's Ireland visit, he stayed at the Trump International Golf Club in Doonberg, a move he characterized as "logical" for Irish-American relations and because his cousin lives in the small town, in addition to it being where his great-grandmother grew up. However, the vice president was forced to board Air Force Two each day because his commute to the country's capitol city of Dublin was roughly 180 miles away.

Pence's chief of staff, Marc Short, told reporters Tuesday that Trump did not make "a request, like a command," but rather "a suggestion." Pence interjected, saying he had family ties and that the location was suitable for security concerns. After a denial by the White House that such a "suggestion" was made, Short issued an early morning statement Wednesday walking back the remarks and claiming there was "misreporting" by news outlets.

House Democrats aren't the only ones probing for more information about the Ireland trip.

Senator Gary Peters of Michigan penned a letter Thursday to Pence asking for details about costs and comparable rates to other hotels in the area. Peters, as the top Democrat on the chamber's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, was one of three lawmakers who successfully got a government watchdog agency to investigate and reveal that it costs taxpayers roughly $3.4 million each trip Trump takes to his exclusive Mar-a-Lago resort in South Florida.

A Democratic committee aide suggested Thursday that Peters may ask the Government Accountability Office, the agency that published the Mar-a-Lago travel costs, to open an investigation, telling Newsweek in a statement that "Senator Peters expects the Office of the Vice President to provide the information requested in a timely manner. However, a GAO request is another oversight tool that is available to safeguard taxpayer dollars."

Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts senator and Democratic presidential candidate, sent a similar letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday about the oversea costs.

During this year's G7 Summit held in France last month, Trump revealed he was considering hosting next year's gathering of international leaders at his Doral golf resort in Miami. He told reporters he was "not at all" concerned about the ethics and claimed he would not make a profit. Trump went on to boast of his resort's amenities.

"We have a series of magnificent buildings; we call them bungalows. They each hold from 50 to 70 very luxurious rooms with magnificent views. We have incredible conference rooms, incredible restaurants," Trump said. "I'm not going to make any money. I don't want to make money. Don't care about making money."