Qatar’s $ 5 million gift to Trump: “Bird Palace”

According to RCO News Agency, sources are expected to be announced in the coming days when Donald Trump visits Qatar on his first foreign trips during his second presidency.

In February, Trump visited the aircraft, which was configured by the Bird Palace, while parked at West Pam Beach International Airport.

This very unprecedented and unprecedented move will certainly raise questions about the legal acceptance of such a valuable gift from a foreign power by the Trump administration and ultimately the Trump Presidential Library Foundation. Sources predicted these questions to ABC News, the White House and the Ministry of Justice’s lawyers made an analysis for Defense Minister Pete Hegst, which concluded that the plane was accredited as a gift by the Ministry of Defense and its subsequent delivery to the Trump Library. It does not violate foreign country.

Resources told ABC News that Pam Bundi, the Attorney General and Trump’s senior lawyer David Varington, concluded that it was “legally allowed” that donating aircraft to the Trump Presidential Library before the end of his presidency. The sources said that Bundi submitted a legal note to the White House Advisor’s Office after Varington asked the White House consultant’s office last week.

The White House and the Ministry of Justice did not immediately respond to the request. A spokesman for the Qatar embassy did not answer the ABC questions. Numerous sources familiar with the proposal said the aircraft would initially be transferred to the US Air Force and that the aircraft would reform the 6 -year -old aircraft to match the US military specifications used for any airline used for the US President’s transportation. Sources said the aircraft would then be transferred to the Trump Presidential Library Foundation by January 1, and any costs related to its transfer will be paid by the US Air Force.

According to aviation industry experts, the estimated value of the aircraft that Trump gains is about $ 5 million, and it is without additional security equipment that the Air Force must add to the aircraft to secure and equip the aircraft in order to safely transport the “Commander -in -Chief.”

As the Wall Street Journal reported for the first time, the L4harris Aviation Company has already been commissioned to repair the aircraft to meet the requirements of a presidential jet. Sources said that the White House and the Ministry of Justice both concluded that it is not a bribe because it is not conditional on any formal action. The legal analysis of Bundi also says that this is not contrary to the constitution on foreign gifts, as the aircraft is not given to a person, but to the US Air Force and ultimately to the Presidential Library Foundation.

The main aircraft used in the current Air Force One fleet consists of two old Boeing jets, which have been operational since year 2. The Air Force contract with Boeing to replace these aircraft has been delayed and costly. The initial contract was signed in year 6, but Boeing had predicted that the aircraft would not be ready for year 2 after leaving Trump’s White House. The president has expressed deep disappointment and has given Ilan Musk a mission to cooperate with Boeing and the Air Force to accelerate the process. These efforts have been somewhat successful. The last estimated date of Boeing’s delivery is now in year 5, but Trump has explicitly announced that he wants a new aircraft this year.

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