Preparation to refine Katri jet It will be used as Air Force one, and has been seen by the floor plan or planned senior US authorities, CBS News has learned.
earlier this year, President Trump confirmed The Katri royal family was donating Boeing 747-8 for their use. At a price of $ 400 million, Jumbo Jet is scheduled to donate to Shri Trump’s President Library after the end of his tenure.
In May, Mr. Trump called it a “gift”.
“They knew about it because they buy Boeing, they buy a lot of boing, and they knew about it, and he said, we would like to do something,” Mr. Trump said. “And if we can get 747 as an contribution to use in our defense department over a few years, while they are building another, I think it was a very good gesture. Now I can be an idiot person and say, ‘Oh no, we don’t want an independent aircraft.”
There are constitutional rules against the President who accepted gifts from external institutions, including foreign governments and even Congress members. Article of the Constitution I stop any President from accepting a gift or inclusion from the “king, prince or foreign state” without the consent of the Congress.
In May, Democratic rape. Richie Torres of New York said that he sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office in which an aircraft was accepted as a gift in an investigation by the Trump administration.
Washington Post On Saturday, the US government and Qatar are expected to finalize the agreement this week.
A source told CBS News in May that the aircraft should be investigated for safety and spy equipment before it is accepted. The Air Force Secretary last month said that the aircraft could cost hundreds of crores before being ready to use as Air Force.
Jennifer Jacobs contributed to this report.
