Posted on 05/17/2025 10:41:41 PM PDT by NoLibZone
Attorney General Pam Bondi's links to Qatar are under scrutiny again following reports that President Donald Trump will be gifted a luxury plane from the Qatari government.
Bondi worked as a foreign lobbyist for the nation of Qatar, earning $115,000 a month in the role which she held in 2020 and in the run up to the World Cup in 2022.
In this role, she lobbied Congress on behalf of Qatari interests. She also worked in a separate lobbying position for the Washington, D.C.-based firm Ballard Partners, where she also lobbied on behalf of Qatari interests and several conglomerates including Amazon.
Her links to Qatar were previously raised by Democratic members of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary in January, who accused Bondi of failing to disclose her ties to the nation.
They are being brought to public attention again, following reports that the Qatari government is working on providing the president with a plane referred to as a "floating palace" for "temporary use as Air Force One."
The Department of Justice has been contacted for comment.
Why It Matters
The plan for Trump to receive a $400 million luxury Boeing 747-8 from Qatar—the so-called "flying palace"—has unleashed new waves of legal concerns over the legality and ethics of such foreign government gifts.
As attorney general, Bondi's prior history as a lobbyist for Qatar has compounded concerns over foreign influence at the highest level of government. Additionally, Bondi is supposed to work as the top legal officer for the United States, not only for the president, and her ties to Qatar raise concerns over whether she will adequately pursue whether the acceptance of this plane is legal.
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De plane! De plane! Qatar gave Trump de plane!
He’s not being gifted anything, and if her connections helped get the jet or a better relationship with Qatar, there is nothing wrong with it.
Let me guess: “according to retards close to the matter”
The democrats lost an election. Bet they did not see that coming.
Newsweek is pathetic grasping at straws.
It’s a gift to the Department of Defense.
$115K per MONTH?!?! Wow, that’s serious dough
“ It’s a gift to the Department of Defense.”
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It’s a free, no-strings-attached LOANER. No downside to this and it benefits the taxpayers.
I too, am hugely impressed! That kind of salary is beyond my comprehension. Who am I fooling? To make that much in a year I’d be pleased as punch!
NewsWEAK
They got nuthin. But they try.
newsweak
The only thing they ever see coming is the latest narrative forwarded to their email inbox.
A way for the Bondi haters worked up over something
And it worked here on the OP
“President Donald Trump will be gifted a luxury plane from the Qatari government.”
The plane has been up for sale for some time and was offered to the Biden administration, which likely would have accepted the gift had he won a second term.
The plane issue was STARTED UNDER BIDEN. We needed a backup for AF 1 so over a year ago this plane was being discussed IN THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION. Specific to the plane starts at abt 3:15 into the video - https://www.rawstory.com/trump-qatar-2672020446/?utm_source=msn
Yeah. Blonde outspoken Shiksas are real power brokers in Arab Monarchies. /s
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