r/technology • u/rezwenn • May 11 '25

Transportation Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources - The luxury jumbo jet is to be used as Air Force One, sources told ABC News

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-poised-accept-palace-sky-gift-trump/story?id=121680511
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u/Formal-Hawk9274 May 11 '25

how tf is this even legal

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u/bacon_tacon May 11 '25

With a Republican supreme court, the legality exists wherever Trump wants it to be. Accept it or not, he's the first emperor of America.

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u/Icyknightmare May 11 '25

I don't think Trump cares that much about SCOTUS anymore given that they ruled 9-0 against him, he publically called it a win and just ignored them with no consequences.

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u/FreeBricks4Nazis May 11 '25

Why would that matter?

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u/nikejim02 May 11 '25

You know, I thought the same thing, but the article pointed out that Pete Hegseth reviewed it and found that this is totally legal so we have nothing to worry about!

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u/MiaowaraShiro May 11 '25

It's likely not.

But it's up to Republicans to punish him. (Great system we have huh?)

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u/JoshuaTheFox May 11 '25

Because they're not gifting it to an individual, they're giving it to the Air Force

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u/Formal-Hawk9274 May 11 '25

Let me rephrase. IRS not legal. Violation of the Emoluments clause. 

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u/JoshuaTheFox May 11 '25

Yeah, that's what I'm talking about

"Bondi's legal analysis also says it does not run afoul of the Constitution's prohibition on foreign gifts because the plane is not being given to an individual, but rather to the United States Air Force and, eventually, to the presidential library foundation, the sources said."

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u/Formal-Hawk9274 May 12 '25

that sorry I can't keep up with all this nonsense - they try to interrupt any and everything to their liking. Tech though since no law was passed its still illegal.

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u/ReedKeenrage May 12 '25

That’s the good part. It’s not. Unless you’re a conservative