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   Another big step for American Islam.   
      
   Won't be long before they take over.  They're already replacing Christians   
   everywhere.   Anyone supporting Trump is with the Muslims now.   
      
   In what may be the most valuable gift ever extended to the United States   
   from a foreign government, the Trump administration is preparing to accept   
   a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar -- a   
   gift that is to be available for use by President Donald Trump as the new   
   Air Force One until shortly before he leaves office, at which time   
   ownership of the plane will be transferred to the Trump presidential   
   library foundation, sources familiar with the proposed arrangement told ABC   
   News.   
      
   The gift had been expected to be announced next week, when Trump visits   
   Qatar on the first foreign trip of his second term, according to sources   
   familiar with the plans. But a senior White House official said the gift   
   will not be presented or gifted while the president is in Qatar this week.   
      
   In a social media post Sunday night, Trump confirmed his administration was   
   preparing to accept the aircraft, calling it a "very public and transparent   
   transaction" with the Defense Department.   
      
   Trump had previously toured the plane, which is so opulently configured it   
   is known as "a flying palace, " while it was parked at the West Palm Beach   
   International Airport in February.   
   PHOTO: A 13-year-old private Boeing aircraft that President Donald Trump   
   toured to check out new hardware and technology features and highlight the   
   aircraft maker's delay in delivering updated versions of the Air Force One   
   presidential aircraft.   
   A 13-year-old private Boeing aircraft that President Donald Trump toured on   
   Saturday to check out new hardware and technology features and highlight   
   the aircraft maker's delay in delivering updated versions of the Air Force   
   One presidential aircraft, takes off from Palm Beach International Airport,   
   Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)   
   Ben Curtis/AP   
      
   The highly unusual -- unprecedented -- arrangement is sure to raise   
   questions about 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 concluding that is legal for   
   the Department of Defense to accept the aircraft as a gift and later turn   
   it over to the Trump library, and that it does not violate laws against   
   bribery or the Constitution's prohibition (the emoluments clause) of any U.   
   S. government official accepting gifts "from any King, Prince or foreign   
   State. "   
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   Sources told ABC News that Attorney General Pam Bondi and Trump's top White   
   House lawyer David Warrington concluded it would be "legally permissible"   
   for the donation of the aircraft to be conditioned on transferring its   
   ownership to Trump's presidential library before the end of his term,   
   according to sources familiar with their determination.   
      
   The sources said Bondi provided a legal memorandum addressed to the White   
   House counsel's office last week after Warrington asked her for advice on   
   the legality of the Pentagon accepting such a donation.   
      
   White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to ABC   
   News, "Any gift given by a foreign government is always accepted in full   
   compliance with all applicable laws. "   
      
   "President Trump's Administration is committed to full transparency, "   
   Leavitt added.   
      
   Ali Al-Ansari, Qatar's media attache´, said in a statement that the   
   transfer of an aircraft for "temporary use" as Air Force One is current   
   under consideration by Qatar's Ministry of Defense and the U. S. Department   
   of Defense.   
   President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after disembarking Marine One   
   upon arrival on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday,   
   May 4, 2025.   
   Rod Lamkey/AP   
      
   The plane will initially be transferred to the United States Air Force,   
   which will modify the 13-year-old aircraft to meet the U. S. military   
   specifications required for any aircraft used to transport the president of   
   the United States, multiple sources familiar with the proposed arrangement   
   said.   
      
   The plane will then be transferred to the Trump Presidential Library   
   Foundation no later than Jan. 1, 2029, and any costs relating to its   
   transfer will be paid for by the U. S. Air Force, the sources told ABC   
   News.   
      
   According to aviation industry experts, the estimated value of the aircraft   
   Trump will inherit is about $400 million, and that's without the additional   
   communications security equipment the Air Force will need to add to   
   properly secure and outfit the plane in order to safely transport the   
   commander in chief.   
      
   As the Wall Street Journal first reported, the aviation company L3Harris   
   has already been commissioned to overhaul the plane to meet the   
   requirements of a presidential jet.   
      
   In his social media post, Trump claimed Democrats are insisting the   
   administration pay "TOP DOLLAR" for the aircraft rather than receive it for   
   free.   
      
   Following ABC News' reporting, Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer said via   
   social media, "Nothing says 'America First' like Air Force One, brought to   
   you by Qatar. It's not just bribery, it's premium foreign influence with   
   extra legroom. "   
      
   While Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. , cited the Constitution's No Title of   
   Nobility clause, writing, "the corruption is brazen. "   
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   President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One to depart for Alabama, on   
   the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D. C. , U. S. , May 1,   
   2025.   
   Nathan Howard/Reuters   
      
   Both the White House and DOJ concluded that because the gift is not   
   conditioned on any official act, it does not constitute bribery, the   
   sources said. 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.   
      
   The primary aircraft used in the current Air Force One fleet includes two   
   aging Boeing 747-200 jumbo jets that have been operational since 1990. The   
   Air Force contract with Boeing to replace those aircraft has been riddled   
   with delays and cost overruns.   
      
   The original contract was signed in 2018, but as of last year, Boeing   
      
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