Trump’s Qatar Jet Gambit Turns Into a Bipartisan Corruption Fight
The White House’s effort to shrug off the Qatar luxury-jet story only made it uglier. By May 13, the gift had become a live ethics and national-security problem, with Democrats framing it as corruption and a notable slice of Republicans treating the deal like a constitutional dare. That is never a good place for a president to be, especially when the aircraft in question is supposed to become part of the Trump orbit after serving as Air Force One.
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Trump’s Qatar Jet Gambit Turns Into a Bipartisan Corruption Fight
The White House’s effort to shrug off the Qatar luxury-jet story only made it uglier. By May 13, the gift had become a live ethics and national-security problem, with Democrats framing it as corruption and a notable slice of Republicans treating the deal like a constitutional dare. That is never a good place for a president to be, especially when the aircraft in question is supposed to become part of the Trump orbit after serving as Air Force One.
The White House’s effort to shrug off the Qatar luxury-jet story only made it uglier. By May 13, the gift had become a live ethics and national-security problem, with Democrats framing it as corruption and a notable slice of Republicans treating the deal like a constitutional dare. That is never a good place for a president to be, especially when the aircraft in question is supposed to become part of the Trump orbit…
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