What a surprise, Pam Bondi and Pete Hegseth have concluded that it would not violate the emoluments clause for Trump to accept a “flying palace” 747-8 jumbo jet from Qatar.
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 11, 2025
Attorneys for the White House counsel's office and the Department of Justice were said to have drafted an analysis for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that determined it would be "legally permissible" for the Department of Defense to accept the jet and later turn it over to the Trump Presidential Library.The number of federal employees who had to lose their jobs to pay for this
"Sources told ABC News that Attorney General Pam Bondi and Trump's top White House lawyer David Warrington concluded it would be 'legally permissible' for the donation of the aircraft to be conditioned on transferring its ownership to Trump's presidential library before the end of his term, according to sources familiar with their determination," ABC reported.
The United States Air Force would take responsibility for modifying the aircraft to meet the needs of the president of the United States.
"According to aviation industry experts, the estimated value of the aircraft Trump will inherit is about $400 million, and that's without the additional communications security equipment the Air Force will need to add to properly secure and outfit the plane in order to safely transport the commander in chief," the report said.
OLC wrote a 33-page memo analyzing whether Obama could receive the Nobel under the Constitution and the Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act. Bondi's analysis must be a one-pager written in crayon. I guess we'll finally get that test at SCOTUS after they punted last time!
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