How Pam Bondi Will Get Round Constitution to Give Trump a Free Flying Palace
www.thedailybeast.com
Trump will receive a “flying palace” as his new Air Force One, a Boeing 747 that he plans to keep for himself.

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.

  • SaltSong@startrek.websiteEnglish
    11·
    12 hours ago

    They can just have Congress give the nod, and it would all be legal and correct. But for some reason, they don’t seem to want to do that.

    • Billiam@lemmy.world
      3·
      6 hours ago

      So much of what the courts are ruling Trump can’t do could simply be legalized by Congress.

      Almost as if the GOP wants to treat Trump like a king, and cry about it when the courts don’t acquiesce.

      Or they’re a bunch of cowardly bitches who don’t want to take the blame for doing the unpopular things they actually want done, and are happy to let Trump be the face of shitty GOP policy.

      Or, most likely… Both.