Rolex and Gold Given to Trump Before Swiss Deal Queried by Senator

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Nov. 12. The Rolex table clock is visible on his desk.Photographer: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

US Senator Ron Wyden asked for a detailed account of Donald Trump’s acceptance of a Rolex table clock and one-kilogram gold bar from Swiss businessmen shortly before the president slashed tariffs he previously imposed on Switzerland.

The Oregon Democrat also asked US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer whether the presents — which Trump accepted as donations to his presidential library — violated laws on those in public office receiving gifts. Wyden made the request in a Jan. 28 letter seen by Bloomberg.