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.
Is the rule really written that it needs to be a bribe? I’m a state employee and we can’t even accept food from vendors under conflict of interest rules for gifts, there’s no need for any bribe to occur for it to count.
I’d say that’s pretty clear an official act to the giver’s benefit is not a necessary element of the prohibited conduct. If something is offered, both houses of congress must vote to allow it or the gift must be declined.
Clearly if the Founders didn’t want
SCOTUSthe President to be given anRVairplane, they would have said as much!-Clearance Thomas
Yeah, but, you see, it’s the air force that’s getting the gift, it’s just meant for orange Hitler’s exclusive use. That’s clearly not a gift to him personally. /wink
And they’ve stated in advance that the Air Force won’t continue to own it after Trump to benefit the United States.
You see you low born can’t get anything but higher ups.