US EditionFrom free planes to crypto meme coins, Democrats seize on Trump’s deals to raise corruption concerns | News Channel 3-12
- President Donald Trump accepted a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar in 2025, stirring bipartisan criticism in Washington.
- The gift follows a series of ethical conflicts including Trump’s crypto meme coins and billionaire appointments amid accusations of self-enrichment.
- Critics argue the jet violates the constitutional foreign emoluments clause and points to Trump’s business ties to the Middle East as conflicts of interest.
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the jet “naked corruption” and placed hold on Justice Department nominees until answers are provided.
- Democrats are leveraging these ethical concerns to challenge Trump’s influence and warn that corruption in his administration has escalated since his first term.
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'Corrupt the prosecutor': Sociologist reveals how Trump is following the right-wing populist playbook
Critics say the scope of President Donald Trump’s corruption is both massive and undeniable with his $400 million dollar personal gift from the Qatari royal family coupled with China openly announcing it is buying about $3 million worth of Trump’s meme coin, which personally enriches himself and his family. New Yorker writer Isaac Chotiner also notes his family’s announcement of a new Trump Tower project in Saudi Arabia following the president’s…
Are Some Dems About to Cave to Crypto? It Wouldn’t Be the First Time
Recently, Semafor’s Ben Smith reported a gossipy exposé on the rapidly dwindling number of tech oligarchs and talking heads who want to spend any time online with Marc Andreessen and David Sacks. According to Smith, Andreessen—the onetime CEO of Netscape, now a cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence investor—maintained a slew of hyper-exclusive Signal group chats for years, in which business and media elites vented about liberals on social m…
Qatari Jet Gift Turns Focus To Trump's Graft Allegations
Donald Trump vowed to be a dictator only on his first day back in office, but his critics say four months of corruption, "bigger and more brazen" than in his scandal-plagued first term, is beginning to alienate supporters.
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DailyTruthReportQatari prime minister brushes off scrutiny in Trump plane deal: ‘Politicized’
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani said Qatar’s gifting of a Boeing 747 jet to the U.S. government has become “politicized.” “Unfortunately, I see this story is taking a different direction, and it’s being politicized while it’s a normal government-to-government deal,” Sheikh Mohammed told Fox News’s Special Report with Bret Baier on Wednesday. “We bought this airplane from an American company,” the prime minister…
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