Have you ever seen an emolument fly?
a year ago
- #Trump Administration
- #Legal Analysis
- #Foreign Gifts
- The Trump administration is set to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jet from Qatar's royal family, intended for use as Air Force One before being transferred to the Trump Presidential Library Foundation.
- Legal analyses by White House and DOJ lawyers conclude the gift does not violate bribery laws or the Constitution's emoluments clause, as it is given to the U.S. Air Force and later the foundation, not directly to Trump.
- The plane, valued at approximately $400 million, will be modified to meet presidential security requirements.
- In unrelated news, the Trump Organization announced a deal to build a luxury golf resort in Qatar, marking a return to foreign dealmaking during Trump's presidency.