Trump Administration was ready to accept “Palace in the Heaven” as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources

In the perhaps most valuable gift that the United States of a foreign government has ever expanded, the Trump government is preparing to accept a Super-Luxus-Boeing 747-8 Jumbo Jet from the royal family of Qatar-a gift that is available by President Donald Trump as a new air weapon at short-term before taking office.

The gift is expected to be announced next week when Trump visits Qatar on the first foreign journey of his second term, according to sources that are familiar with the plans.

Trump toured the plane, which is so opulent that it is called “Flying Palace”, while it was parked at West Palm Beach International Airport in February.

The extremely unusual – unprecedented regulation will certainly ask whether it is legal for the Trump administration and ultimately the Trump Presidential Library Foundation to accept such a valuable gift from a foreign power.

AntiCipating Those Questions, Sources Told ABC News That Lawyers for the White House Counsel’s Office and the Department of Justice Drafted An Analysis for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Conclud that is Legal for the Defense to Accept the Aircraft as a Gift and Later Turn It Over to the Trump Libry, And that it does not Violate Laws Against Bribery Or the Constitution’s Prohibition (The Emrosses Clause) of Any Us Government Official Accepting Gifts “From Any King, Prince or Foreign State.”

Sources told ABC News, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Trump’s top lawyer of the White House, David Warrington, came to the conclusion,

The sources said that Bondi made a legal memorandum available last week after Warrington asked for advice on the legality of the Pentagon, which accepted such a donation.

The White House and the Doj did not immediately respond to the request for comments. A spokesman for the Qatar embassy did not respond to ABC’s inquiries.

The plane is initially transferred to the US air weapon, which the 13-year-old aircraft will change in such a way that they meet the US military specifications required for all aircraft that are used to transport the President of the United States.

The aircraft will then be transferred to the Trump Presidential Library Foundation on January 1, 2029 at the latest, and all costs for the transfer are paid by the US Air Force, the sources ABC News said.

According to experts in the aviation industry, the estimated value of Trump aircraft is around 400 million US dollars. Without the additional communication security equipment, which the Air Force has to add to the proper securing of the aircraft in order to safely transport the commander -in -chief.

As the Wall Street Journal reported for the first time, the L3harris aviation company has already been commissioned to revise the aircraft in order to meet the requirements of a presidential jet.

Both the White House and the Doj came to the conclusion that the gift does not represent bribes because the gift does not represent an official action, according to the sources. Bondi’s legal analysis also states that it is not available to the ban on the constitution about foreign gifts, since the plane is not handed over to a person, but the US Air Force and finally the President Library Foundation, according to the sources.

The primary aircraft used in the current Air Force One fleet comprises two aging Boeing 747-200 Jumbo jets that have been in operation since 1990. The air weapon contract with Boeing for replacing these aircraft was intended with delays and cost overruns.

The original contract was signed in 2018, but Boeing expected last year that the plane would not be finished until 2029 after Trump left the office.

The president expressed deep frustration about the delays and asked Elon Musk to work with Boeing and the Air Force to accelerate the process. These efforts were modest. Boeing’s latest estimated delivery date is now in 2027, but Trump has made it clear that he wants a new plane this year.