Attorney General Pam Bondi gave Donald Trump the green light to accept a $400 million “flying palace” as a gift from Qatar.
ABC News reported that the Qatar royal family is expected to gift Trump a Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet ahead of his big trip to the Middle East, where he is expected to visit Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar to secure “economic agreements.”
Bondi and Trump’s top White House lawyer, David Warrington, have already smoothed the legal details. They concluded that the gift is “legally permissible” because it is being handed to the United States Air Force and then will be transferred to Trump’s presidential library foundation. They also determined it does not constitute a bribe because the gift does not hinge on an official act.
Right. Just out of the goodness of their hearts then. A belated housewarming gift.
Oh, we should probably let all of the low-level government workers know that they don’t have to worry about eating that muffin at next month’s meeting.
This claim is non-sensical.
Is a bribe really a bribe if it’s provided in exchange for an official act? That sounds more like a contractual arrangement, which is obviously not a bribe.
Additionally, it’s obviously worse if the reciprocation is undocumented. The money is provided in exchange for various favors of an undisclosed nature.
Their ruling is a non-sequitur. They’re basically just saying “it’s a bribe, deal with it”.