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This is really one step away from, "It's not embezzling if you award money to a non-profit you have full control over."
Didn't DeSantis just do that in Florida?
Bondi:
They also determined it does not constitute a bribe because the gift does not hinge on an official act.
Emoluments clause:
...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.
Bondi, we're not talking about bribes, we're talking about explicit violations of the Constitution. So where's the Congressional consent?
Oh, because Qatar gives it to USAF, and USAF gives it to Trump, it's "legally permissible." Gosh, what a novel idea. Definitely not something a first year law student would see as a strawperson introduced in a transaction specifically to evade illegal conduct.
what don't y'all understand about the transitive property of emoluments?
SCOTUS has ruled that Trump is immune from prosecution.
Hope that shit fucking crashes.
I mean there's a good chance. Air traffic control in the US is hanging by a thread.
And it's current-day Boeing. So there's actually a really good chance.
Is the rule really written that it needs to be a bribe? I'm a state employee and we can't even accept food from vendors under conflict of interest rules for gifts, there's no need for any bribe to occur for it to count.
No Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under [the United States], 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.
US Constitution section 9 clause 8.
I'd say that's pretty clear an official act to the giver's benefit is not a necessary element of the prohibited conduct. If something is offered, both houses of congress must vote to allow it or the gift must be declined.
Yeah, but, you see, it's the air force that's getting the gift, it's just meant for orange Hitler's exclusive use. That's clearly not a gift to him personally. /wink
And they've stated in advance that the Air Force won't continue to own it after Trump to benefit the United States.
Clearly if the Founders didn't want ~~SCOTUS~~ the President to be given an ~~RV~~ airplane, they would have said as much!
-Clearance Thomas
You see you low born can't get anything but higher ups.
She didn't. She defied the Constitution. Those aren't the same thing.
You can’t buy me new dresses, that would be unethical. But, I bet my husband would appreciate some new dresses. ( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°)
Corruption abound
They can just have Congress give the nod, and it would all be legal and correct. But for some reason, they don't seem to want to do that.
So much of what the courts are ruling Trump can't do could simply be legalized by Congress.
Almost as if the GOP wants to treat Trump like a king, and cry about it when the courts don't acquiesce.
Or they're a bunch of cowardly bitches who don't want to take the blame for doing the unpopular things they actually want done, and are happy to let Trump be the face of shitty GOP policy.
Or, most likely... Both.
They rule by executive decree now.
Eat the rich
Constitution? What's that?
Is it that piece of paper hanging in the bathroom in Mar-a-Lago that the orange utang wipes his ass with every day?
How are those checks and balances working?
Blank checks and no balance.
Fight back already. Damn. Dude is just rubbing it in your face now.
Very useful advice thanks.
Sure, I'll just quit my job and travel the 4500 km to Washington DC, then I will stand outside and yell across the lawn to him that "I demand satisfaction!", and when he walks down to the fence to talk to me I'll challenge hin to a duel.
I hope it’s a Boeing
They also determined it does not constitute a bribe because the gift does not hinge on an official act.
Right. Just out of the goodness of their hearts then. A belated housewarming gift.
This claim is non-sensical.
Is a bribe really a bribe if it's provided in exchange for an official act? That sounds more like a contractual arrangement, which is obviously not a bribe.
Additionally, it's obviously worse if the reciprocation is undocumented. The money is provided in exchange for various favors of an undisclosed nature.
Their ruling is a non-sequitur. They're basically just saying "it's a bribe, deal with it".
Oh, we should probably let all of the low-level government workers know that they don't have to worry about eating that muffin at next month's meeting.
America is dead and I am sad about it.
Bowel's moving castle
What's stopping them from hiding a kill switch in that plane? I'm worried about our president. Imagine the outrage if the plane went down with him in it? Let's pray to Krasnov, let his mercy protect Mr. President.
Also probably got a million hidden recording devices. Lol, that idiot is gonna get hisself blackmailed by everyone. Russia and UAE can take turns pulling the strings!
Naah. They'll be in flight mode.
Don't worry, if the US ever gets a real president again I doubt they'll set foot on this middle finger to the country.
trump gets to keep the jet after he leaves (assuming he leaves). The jet goes with him. By way of his “presidential library fund.”
Hope he leaves in a pine box, and soon.
Such bullshit. The dude is the swamp
*around
You know it’s got loads of gold decor
He loves the look of a trashy bordello. Now to be known as, AirForce Bordello.