ZURICH (Reuters) -Two Swiss lawmakers have asked prosecutors to examine whether gifts reportedly given to U.S. President Donald Trump – including a Rolex watch and a gold bar – by Swiss business leaders may have violated Switzerland’s anti-bribery laws.

Switzerland this month struck a framework agreement with the U.S. to cut a 39% tariff on Swiss goods to 15%. The deal came 10 days after a delegation of Swiss business leaders visited Trump in the Oval Office, bearing the gifts, according to Swiss newspaper Blick, U.S. news site Axios and other media reports.

Raphael Mahaim and Greta Gysin, both Green Party members of parliament, said in a letter to the public prosecutor that the legality of the gifts should be assessed by the judicial system.

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