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Qatar's $400 Million "Gift" to Trump Is Corruption on an Unprecedented Scale

As the White House prepares to accept a luxury jet from a foreign government, Trump's Attorney General — a former Qatar lobbyist — assures us it's all perfectly legal.

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Parker Molloy
May 12, 2025
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In what might be the most flagrant display of corruption we've seen from Donald Trump yet, his administration is poised to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from Qatar as a gift. This isn't just any plane — it's a $400 million "palace in the sky" that Trump toured in February at Palm Beach International Airport, admiring its opulence and luxury fea…

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