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THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent

Jamie Raskin’s Harsh Takedown of Trump’s Qatar Jet Scam Hits the Mark

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent

The New Republic

News, Politics

4.4800 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Over the weekend, the news broke that President Donald Trump is accepting a luxury jet from the country of Qatar for presidential travel. This extraordinarily brazen act may well violate the Emoluments Clause, which bars foreign gifts to officials unless expressly authorized by Congress. It comes even as Trump is embarking on a Mideast trip to countries that are the sites of Trump-branded projects, and Trump-aligned businesses are scooping in huge sums from foreign governments via crypto. We talked about all this with Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee. He powerfully explains why Trump’s latest move is an “outrageous abuse” of the Constitution, how his corruption has grown to “epic” and unprecedented proportions, and the concrete moves Democrats will make now in response to pressure Republicans over this fiasco. Listen to this episode here. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I'm your host, Greg Sargent. Over the weekend, the news broke that President Donald Trump is accepting a $400 million

0:46.6

luxury jet from the country of guitar to serve as Air Force One.

0:51.8

This extraordinarily brazen acts may well violate the emoluments clause of the Constitution,

0:57.3

which bars foreign gifts to officials unless expressly authorized by Congress.

1:02.4

Trump has been lashing out wildly at anyone who dares question his intentions in this regard,

1:07.9

which is funny because this comes even as he's embarking on a mid-east trip

1:11.3

in which he'll visit countries that are the sites of Trump-branded developments, and

1:16.0

Trump-aligned businesses are scooping in huge sums from private companies and foreign governments

1:20.8

via his crypto grift. Today we're discussing all of this with Representative Jamie Raskin,

1:26.9

the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee.

1:30.0

Congressman, thank you so much for making time for us today.

1:33.3

I'm delighted to be with you, Greg.

1:35.3

So President Trump was asked to respond to the news that he will accept the jet from guitar.

1:40.8

Here's what he said.

1:42.2

Mr. President, what is the people who view that luxury jet as a personal gift to you?

1:47.1

Why not leave it behind?

1:48.0

Your ABC fake news, right? Why not?

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