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Top House Intel Dem predicts Qatari plane gift to Trump is “not gonna fly”

Rep. James Himes tells SpyTalk that the cost of de-bugging the 747 alone will be enough to stop the transfer.

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May 16, 2025
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Qatar is dumping a 747 hand-me-down on Trump

A key House Democrat, voicing mounting frustrations  within the U.S. intelligence community, decried President Trump’s plans to accept a $400 million jumbo jet from Qatar  as a  potential counter-intelligence nightmare and warned that the recent firing of two top officials was tantamount to “cutting the heart”…

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