The Mad King! Oh no!
This shit is so played out. 1995 strategy.
Brazenly illegal and corrupt.
We’ve dissected this issue from every angle, and it couldn’t be more obvious. As I’ve said before, GSC doesn’t just tolerate corruption, he feeds off it. The more blatant the abuse, the more energized he becomes. The lies, the cruelty, the illegal power grabs under Trump weren’t unfortunate consequences, they were the selling points. This isn’t governance; it’s a celebration of rot. GSC and his ilk aren’t misguided, they’re hollowed-out vessels for hypocrisy, malice, and cowardice, dressed up as populism. Morality isn’t just absent in their camp, it’s something to be mocked. They don’t simply fail virtue; they see it as a threat.
It’s illegal for the defense department to accept a gift from a foreign ally?
Show us the statute. And the fact pattern as well please.
5 U.S. Code § 7342 – Receipt and disposition of foreign gifts and decorations
- General Rule (5 U.S.C. § 7342(c)):
- No U.S. federal employee, including military personnel, may accept a gift or decoration from a foreign government unless it falls under a specific exemption.
- Definition of “Gift” (§ 7342(a)):
- A gift is anything of monetary value, including transportation, meals, and services.
- Acceptable Gifts (Exemptions):
- Gifts under “minimal value”: These can be accepted and kept. Currently defined (as of 2023) as items under $480 in value (adjusted periodically).
- Gifts accepted on behalf of the U.S. government: Must be reported and either retained by the agency or turned over to the General Services Administration (GSA).
- Gifts from foreign governments for official use (e.g., military base construction materials, shared equipment, etc.) may be allowed with special procedures.
- Decorations (medals, honors):
- May be accepted but must be approved by Congress or the agency head if awarded for outstanding or unusually meritorious service.
Example Fact Patterns:
Legal Scenario:
- A British defense official gives a U.S. Air Force officer a commemorative coin worth $25.
- Legal: Under the minimal value exemption.
Illegal Scenario:
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A Saudi official gives a $5,000 watch to a senior Pentagon official.
- Illegal to personally accept: Must be reported and turned over to GSA. Keeping it would violate the law
Official Use Scenario:
- Illegal to personally accept: Must be reported and turned over to GSA. Keeping it would violate the law
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Japan donates high-tech radar equipment for joint military exercises.
- Potentially legal: If accepted through formal intergovernmental channels and for official U.S. government use.
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DoD personnel follow Joint Ethics Regulation (JER) 5500.07-R, which reiterates these rules and gives further agency-specific guidance.
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Ethics training and legal review are required for many personnel who deal with foreign counterparts.
The code you cite is for officers. Not departments lol. You are fucking desperate huh Chief?
False.
No, 5 U.S. Code § 7342 is not limited to officers only. It applies to a broader group of U.S. government employees.
Scope of 5 U.S. Code § 7342:
This law governs the receipt and disposition of foreign gifts and decorations by U.S. officials and employees. The intent is to prevent conflicts of interest or the appearance of undue influence by foreign governments.
It applies to:
- Civilian employees of the U.S. Government (including both officers and regular employees),
- Members of the uniformed services (like the military),
- Spouses and dependents of such employees (in certain cases),
- Other persons specified by the President via Executive Order.
So, while it definitely applies to officers, it is not exclusive to them — it includes all federal employees, both civilian and military, as well as others as defined in the statute.
Sigh…. Does this apply to entire departments receiving a gift. Stop deflecting.
Says the guy who was flat out proven wrong and keeps trying to lie to get around it. Even your own party is calling it illegal. It’s a $400 million bribe. Being dishonest is pathological with you
My only real concern is that it is a security threat.
It’s not a bribe.
Unless you can point to what Qatar got out of it. Would love to hear it.
Favor with the sitting US president?
Can you be more specific? This is pretty general.
Yes, it is general. It is a general problem. What’s wrong with general? Do you not get the general idea?
Aside from that, it’s horrendous to think the USAF will spend millions upgrading a plane to spec just so Trump could take it with him when he leaves office.
Think about it: Is this jet for the US government or is it specifically for Trump?
I think the problem is that there’s nothing wrong with trying to create “favor” - generally speaking.
I think you would have the onus of specifying “what kind of favor” AND if that specific favor is illegal.
I’m just wondering if you guys know that the Biden Admin was the one that started this with Qatar?
So was it not bad then? Or is it just bad now because Trump inherited it?
By the way- this kind of flies in the face of it being a personal gift to Trump when it was started prior to his involvement. Unless the Qatari’s are fortune tellers.
There is when there is a bribe involved. That’s why we have laws about it.
Then, you’d be an idiot, just like you were yesterday.
What evidence do you have? All you have is a guy making a claim on tv. How does his own hometown paper consider that source?
What was the bribe? Was it Biden’s team or Trump’s?
He’s a Congressman. I’ll take his word over the article you posted on DOGE with anonymous sources and documents.