US EditionSwiss Lawmakers Challenge Gifts to Trump Amidst Tariff Agreement
- On November 27, 2025, Raphaël Mahaim and Greta Gysin petitioned prosecutors to examine whether gifts to U.S. President Donald Trump by Swiss business leaders may have violated anti-bribery laws.
- About 10 days after the Oval Office visit, Swiss officials announced Switzerland this month agreed to cut U.S. tariffs from 39% to 15%.
- Under Swiss law, the question centers on Article 322, which asks whether six Swiss business leaders violated it by bribing a foreign agent; Raphaël Mahaim and Greta Gysin urged prosecutors to assess the case, warning it could reach the Federal Criminal Court.
- The public prosecutor and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Thursday, while Alfred Gantner, Partners Group co-founder, said public-private collaboration resolved the tariff dispute.
- The lawmakers noted their letter listed the gifts but omitted presenters, and the matter sits against the Swiss-U.S. tariff framework that cuts duties to 15%.
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The Attorney General of Switzerland, Stefan Blätler, will have to decide whether or not to prosecute a possible case of bribery by a group of Swiss businessmen.
Two Swiss lawmakers have asked the country's attorney general to investigate whether gifts reportedly given to US President Donald Trump by Swiss business leaders just days before the two countries reached a breakthrough tariff deal were legal.
Swiss business owners had travelled to Washington in early November to discuss customs duties of 39% in Switzerland.
Swiss MPs seek probe into lavish Trump gifts after tariff deal
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.
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