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#bribery

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Greg Olear asks,

"Why is Qatar giving Trump the big ol’ jet airliner?"

His conclusion:

"Doha is paying tribute—like vassal states of the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires did in the Middle East for most of the Anno Domini period. Or, to put it in more modern terms, Qatar is paying protection money to the capo di tutti capi. This is Ralphie giving Tony Soprano his taste."

#Trump #Qatar #corruption #bribery
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gregolear.substack.com/p/dirty

PREVAIL by Greg Olear · Dirty Riyals: A Brief History of Trump/QatarBy Greg Olear

Even as Trump prepared to leave, multiple senators sounded the alarm that none of this was above board.

🚨 "This is Trump's #corruption tour of the Mid E," Sen Murphy (D-CT) posted on X. "He's giving favors to nations, and in exchange he is asking not for security concessions for the US..."

"Qatar wants: US weapons; MIL protection; US foreign policy influence in the ME; Favorable trade terms & investment opportunities. Trump wants: bribes..."
-M D'Arrigo
#Bribery #USPol
rawstory.com/trump-middle-east

Raw Story · 'Corruption tour': Trump lashed by criticism as he arrives in Saudi ArabiaBy Matthew Chapman

There is no such thing as a free plane.

This is illegal for a whole bunch of reasons. Blatant bribe aside, Air Force One is supposed to be built from scratch in the US for fairly obvious security reasons.

But apparently, Donald Trump is above the law.

theatlantic.com/newsletters/ar

The Atlantic · There’s No Such Thing as a Free PlaneBy David A. Graham
Continued thread

"Trump once claimed he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and he wouldn’t lose any voters. Apparently, he can also accept the largest bribe in the history of our country and not suffer any consequences from his own party."

~ Jay Kuo

#Trump #Qatar #Boeing #corruption #bribery #bribe #Republicans
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statuskuo.substack.com/p/corru

statuskuo.substack.comCorruption in Plane SightQatar might gift Donald Trump a “Palace in the Air”—a $400 million jet for his official and personal use.

[US Constitution]
"No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."

[Associated Press]
`President Donald Trump is ready to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatar during his trip to the Middle East this coming week`
apnews.com/article/trump-qatar

[Me]
Remember "Obamafare" — the $100K ticket price (bribe) to fly on the luxury jumbo jet gifted to Obama by the penguins from Heard Island and McDonald Islands? After which Obama signed EOs improving fish flavor by cutting pollution in the Antarctic Ocean?

Armani's C-suite purchased more tickets than other luxury brands, ultimately leading to the Tan Suit Press Conference marketing bonanza. Company execs still brag about the accomplishment and the expense in code, saying they "flew through Chicago's O'Fare Airport"

youtube.com/watch?v=YmpfQVeMi1

#DaveNeal #TheRushHour one

15.50 min. mark : #StephenMiller (a literal KNIOBHEAD) bla-blaing about suspending #HabeasCorpus. This will affect all people living in America if this piece of shit gets his way. There IS no 'invasion', therefore there is no excuse to suspend HabeasCorpus.

SCOTUS...SAID 9 to 0 #BringKilmarAbregoGarcíaBackNow #DUEPROCESS

19.10 min mark: Trump plans to accept plane from #Qatari family. That's illegal and unethical.
#BernieSanders refers to this as '...farcically corrupt' and unconstitutional. #BRIBERY.

24.42 min.mark : Trump: Reached a #tradedeal
#China: That's bullshit

25.40 min. mark: #LeoXIV calls for #ceasefire in #Gaza 🇵🇸 and #Ukraine🇺🇦 , free all hostages, etc.

Continued thread

"Thirty years ago, I imagine network news would have done a whole show about how our politics was being corrupted by foreign influence, or some such. But given that factfulness has been polarized, we live in a media environment where news companies have business incentives to 'moderate' their language on norm violations — else they risk alienating half of the country."

~ G. Elliott Morris

#Trump #Qatar #Boeing #corruption #bribery #bribe
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gelliottmorris.com/p/how-shoul

Strength In Numbers · How should the media cover Trump's $400 million plane from Qatar?By G. Elliott Morris