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Explainer-Is Qatar's gift of a plane to President Trump allowed under US law?
U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to accept a $400 million airplane from Qatar raises a raft of questions about the scope of ...
Sources contradict Trump narrative about Qatar offering plane as ‘gift’
The Trump administration first approached Qatar to inquire about acquiring a Boeing 747 that could be used as Air Force One ...
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‘Flying palace’: Trump formally accepts Qatar’s lavish jet gift amid security concerns
The Trump administration accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jet gifted by Qatar, sparking bipartisan criticism and corruption ...
Pentagon says it has accepted Qatar's gift of a luxury megajet for Trump's use
The prospect of the plane has drawn security and ethical concerns from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, as well as ethics groups.
Qatar's PM says he doesn't know why its $400 million Jumbo jet gift is being called 'bribery'
Qatar's leader called its offer of a Boeing 747 to the US "a normal thing between allies" and denied trying to "buy influence ...
Trump Doubles Down on Plan to Receive Qatar’s Plane Gift: ‘Only a Fool Would Not Accept This’
“The Boeing 747 is being given to the United States Air Force/Department of Defense, NOT TO ME! It is a gift from a Nation, ...
Trump admin accepts jet from Qatar, ignoring legal restrictions and bipartisan pushback
The United States has accepted a 747 jetliner as a gift from the government of Qatar, and the Air Force has now been asked to figure out a way to rapidly upgrade it so it can be put into use as a new ...
Sen. Rand Paul: Proposed Qatari gift plane has 'raised more questions than I think it's worth'
Ky., said he has doubts over President Donald Trump’s willingness to accept a proposed jet from Qatar, but there are ways he ...
Qatar plane gift could awaken Trump’s sleeping ‘corrupt’ problem
Americans have long had issues with Donald Trump’s potential self-dealing. But while other issues are harder to explain, this ...
Is Qatar's gift of a plane to President Trump allowed under US law?
The gift raises questions about the scope of laws that are intended to thwart corruption and improper influence, legal ...
Qatar dismisses concerns over offer of aircraft to President Donald Trump
Qatar dismissed concerns about its offer to give Trump a plane, a day after a bill was introduced in the Senate to prevent a foreign aircraft operating as Air Force One.