Pam Bondi's Qatar Links Under Scrutiny Over Trump's Luxury Plane Gift

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Newsweek

Published May 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM EDT


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.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/pam-bondi-qatar-links-under-scrutiny-over-trump-luxury-plane-gift-2070774

[William Seger]

1. No, Bribery Barbie will NOT "adequately pursue whether the acceptance of this plane is legal"

... any more than she pursued whether Trump "University" was a scam after taking a $25,000 bribe from him.

[magicarpet]

2. Bullshit,.... to the concept of draining the swamp,....

How about a drunken party in a cesspool of raw sewage.

[eppur_se_muova]

7. It's been pointed out that under this maladministration, it's not a swamp -- it's a sewer.

So it's rats that will be doing the drunken partying; plenty of those around.



"Hey guys -- what are we sitting around here for ? Pete's throwing a kegger in the DCSA SCIF #2 !"

[70sEraVet]

3. I'm glad that this bold-faced bribery is being covered by the media

But I do have a beef with one phrase:
"Bondi is supposed to work as the top legal officer for the United States, not only for the President"
I don't believe the U.S. Attorney General is supposed to work for the President AT ALL!

[BumRushDaShow]

6. "I don't believe the U.S. Attorney General is supposed to work for the President AT ALL!"

I interpreted that sentence as saying just that.

Re-phrasing it -

the U.S. Attorney General is supposed to work for the United States and NOT only solely for the President

(using a synonym).

[Timeflyer]

4. Beware blonde MAGAts wearing crosses. Sorry, Dem blondes and non-hypocritical believers.

[samsingh]

5. anyone else and this would be enough to get them to resign

here its just another moment of grift and bribes

[sdfernando]

8. So.....

if this plane is actually delivered and used it would be a huge security risk...yeah, pretty obvious, I know.

But I'm 100% sure this Qatari plane would not have the highly classified security defences installed on the current AF1...and modifying it would likely take years if it could be done at all.

I don' t want to give anyone any ideas....just sayin'.