The Daily Blast: Jamie Raskin’s Harsh Takedown of Trump’s Qatar Plane Scam Draws Blood

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Chris Cotnoir

Government

4.5 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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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 explains why Trump’s latest move outrageously abuses the Constitution, how his corruption has grown to “epic” and unprecedented proportions, and what Democrats will do now in response. 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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1:16.6	I'm your host, Greg Sargent.
1:26.6	Over the weekend, the news broke that President Donald Trump is accepting a $400 million
1:31.6	luxury jet from the country of guitar to serve as Air Force One. This extraordinarily brazen
1:38.5	act may well violate the emoluments clause of the Constitution, which bars foreign gifts to
1:43.9	officials unless expressly
1:45.3	authorized by Congress. Trump has been lashing out wildly at anyone who dares question his
1:51.1	intentions in this regard, which is funny because this comes even as he's embarking on a mid-east
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