The Excerpt

SPECIAL | Uncharted territory: Trump accepts 'gift' of $400 million Qatari plane

22 May 2025

Audio

Description

In 2018, the U.S. Air Force awarded a $3.9 billion contract to Boeing for two new Air Force One planes. For a variety of reasons, including delays tied to the need for workers with proper security clearances, Boeing may or may not be able to complete the order before the end of President Donald Trump’s second term. Meanwhile, the Qatari Prime Minister offered to gift the president a luxury 747 jet valued at $400 million. And the Department of Defense has just accepted it. There are questions about whether the Qatari plane can even be brought up to Air Force One’s safety and security standards before Trump leaves office. But the bigger question may be whether it was lawful for the president to accept it. Richard Briffault, Professor of Legislation at Columbia Law School, joins us on The Excerpt to share his insights.Let us know what you think of this episode by sending an email to [email protected] Transcript available hereSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Transcription

This episode hasn't been transcribed yet

Help us prioritize this episode for transcription by upvoting it.

0 upvotes

🗳️ Sign in to Upvote

Popular episodes get transcribed faster

Other episodes from The Excerpt

Transcribed and ready to explore now

SPECIAL | Did Johnson & Johnson put profit over safety?

21 May 2025

The Excerpt

Has the pronatalism movement gone mainstream?

18 May 2025

The Excerpt

Supreme Court continues to block deportations under wartime law

17 May 2025

The Excerpt

RFK grilled during contentious hearing

15 May 2025

The Excerpt

BONUS | Opinion: What do you want your mom to know?

12 May 2025

The Excerpt

US and China reach deal to slash trade tariffs

12 May 2025

The Excerpt

View all episodes from The Excerpt

Comments

There are no comments yet.

Please log in to write the first comment.

Report any issue

The Excerpt

SPECIAL | Uncharted territory: Trump accepts 'gift' of $400 million Qatari plane

This episode hasn't been transcribed yet

Other episodes from The Excerpt

SPECIAL | Did Johnson & Johnson put profit over safety?

Has the pronatalism movement gone mainstream?

Supreme Court continues to block deportations under wartime law

RFK grilled during contentious hearing

BONUS | Opinion: What do you want your mom to know?

US and China reach deal to slash trade tariffs

Sign in to Audioscrape

Share this moment