As I noted recently, some asshole with a blog has been arguing that Democrats should have impeached Trump on the basis of the Emoluments clause since his first term*. Well, if the crypto bribery scheme wasn’t bad enough, we now have this scandal (boldface mine):

In what may be the most valuable gift ever extended to the United States from a foreign government, the Trump administration is preparing to accept a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from c — a gift that is to be available for use by President Donald Trump as the new Air Force One until shortly before he leaves office, at which time ownership of the plane will be transferred to the Trump presidential library foundation, sources familiar with the proposed arrangement told ABC News…

Anticipating those questions, sources told ABC News that lawyers for the White House counsel’s office and the Department of Justice drafted an analysis for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth concluding that is legal for the Department of Defense to accept the aircraft as a gift and later turn it over to the Trump library, and that it does not violate laws against bribery or the Constitution’s prohibition (the emoluments clause) of any U.S. government official accepting gifts “from any King, Prince or foreign State.”

…The plane will then be transferred to the Trump Presidential Library Foundation no later than Jan. 1, 2029, and any costs relating to its transfer will be paid for by the U.S. Air Force, the sources told ABC News.

…Both the White House and DOJ concluded that because the gift is not conditioned on any official act, it does not constitute bribery, the sources said. Bondi’s legal analysis also says it does not run afoul of the Constitution’s prohibition on foreign gifts because the plane is not being given to an individual, but rather to the United States Air Force and, eventually, to the presidential library foundation, the sources said.

One of the few saving graces of these United States is that we do not have extensive case law or precedents regarding the Emoluments clause. That also means, as was the case with the 14th Amendment decision to keep Trump on the ballot, the legal profession has no special knowledge here as how to interpret the Emoluments clause. If the royal family of Qatar gave $400 million to Trump’s library directly, no one would have any doubts as to whether or not this violates the Emoluments clause. Remember, at its core, impeachment is a political process, not a judicial one. Whether or not this constitutes bribery is a political decision made by an independent, coequal branch of government.

Impeach him. Impeach him now.

Extra fun note: Attorney General Bondi was a registered lobbyist for Qatar before joining the Trump administration.

*This assumes Democrats actually want to successfully impeach Trump, and it’s not clear at all that they want to do this.