Qatar, Trump and Republicans
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Multiple Republican lawmakers, including staunch Trump supporters Rick Scott, Ted Cruz, and Josh Hawley, have raised their eyebrows over what they view as possibly “significant espionage and surveillance problems” tied to a Qatari-given jet.
The Constitution bars federal officials from accepting gifts from foreign states without the consent of Congress.
President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend a final event in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning — a meeting with the leaders of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — before departing to Qatar for the second leg of his trip.
The president boasts the plane, which will be used as Air Force One until he leaves office, is a "gift, free of charge," but Democrats fear it is "bribery."
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AlterNet on MSN'This is a bribe': Trump buried for saying Qatar jet would save American taxpayers' moneyPresident Donald Trump reiterated Tuesday that the jet gifted to him by Qatar is being given to the United States Air Force and the Department of Defense, suggesting that it would save American taxpayers money.
President Donald Trump’s openness to accepting a luxury jet from Qatar triggered sharp criticism from legal experts, who cited potential violations of the Constitution’s foreign emoluments clause. Trump has defended the reported gift as “a gesture of good faith,
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The New Republic on MSNChuck Schumer Finally Takes Action After Trump Accepts Private Jet“The Trump meme coin is the single most corrupt act ever committed by a president,” Senator Chris Murphy told Reuters in a statement on Friday. “Donald Trump is essentially posting his Venmo for any billionaire CEO or foreign oligarch to cash in some favors by secretly sending him millions of dollars.”
President Donald Trump being offered a luxury plane as a gift from Qatar's royal family has sparked legal scrutiny.