RUSH TRANSCRIPT Joining us ░░░░░░░░ norm eisen who worked ░░░░░░░░ the top White House ░░░░░░░░ lawyer under President Obama ░░░░░░░░ is now the executive ░░░░░░░░ of the state democracy ░░░░░░░░ fund Norm good to ░░░░░░░░ you here The d ░░░░░░░░ j signed off on ░░░░░░░░ deal They reportedly justified ░░░░░░░░ by saying there you ░░░░░░░░ this was a gift ░░░░░░░░ the government not the ░░░░░░░░ according to ABC Does ░░░░░░░░ pass the smell test ░░░░░░░░ doesn t Ana because ░░░░░░░░ you look at all ░░░░░░░░ the indicators it is ░░░░░░░░ least in part A ░░░░░░░░ gift to the president ░░░░░░░░ expressed a Desire for ░░░░░░░░ new Air Force One ░░░░░░░░ toured this Qatari plane ░░░░░░░░ it was on the ░░░░░░░░ In Palm Beach It ░░░░░░░░ going to have The ░░░░░░░░ Use of it while ░░░░░░░░ s in office and ░░░░░░░░ s leaving When he ░░░░░░░░ The office Is following ░░░░░░░░ To his presidential library ░░░░░░░░ you put all that ░░░░░░░░ And Ana when you ░░░░░░░░ to his Words I ░░░░░░░░ have Said no I ░░░░░░░░ the decision to Accept ░░░░░░░░ In the Clip we ░░░░░░░░ played I I Clearly ░░░░░░░░ s talking About a ░░░░░░░░ at Least in Part ░░░░░░░░ himself That s against ░░░░░░░░ Constitution We are seeing ░░░░░░░░ pushback at least in ░░░░░░░░ Even some of the ░░░░░░░░ s closest allies seem ░░░░░░░░ with this plan Laura ░░░░░░░░ writing on social media ░░░░░░░░ example that accepting the ░░░░░░░░ would be a stain ░░░░░░░░ the administration And here ░░░░░░░░ some of the reaction ░░░░░░░░ Republican lawmakers I think ░░░░░░░░ s a mistake and ░░░░░░░░ s just bringing up ░░░░░░░░ he doesn t need ░░░░░░░░ France gave us The ░░░░░░░░ Of liberty didn t ░░░░░░░░ Is that the same ░░░░░░░░ But they gave us ░░░░░░░░ Statue of Liberty Was ░░░░░░░░ legal I don t ░░░░░░░░ what the Law is ░░░░░░░░ seems to intend to ░░░░░░░░ it for Air Force ░░░░░░░░ Do you have security ░░░░░░░░ Well they better sweep ░░░░░░░░ plane from Front to ░░░░░░░░ Some mixed reaction there ░░░░░░░░ Republicans but it doesn ░░░░░░░░ sound like they re ░░░░░░░░ to take action Well ░░░░░░░░ senator kenney says France ░░░░░░░░ us the Statue of ░░░░░░░░ Well if Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ taking the Statue of ░░░░░░░░ With him When he ░░░░░░░░ the Presidency Yes that ░░░░░░░░ Be an emolument I ░░░░░░░░ they re bending over ░░░░░░░░ I think the criticism ░░░░░░░░ justified It s not ░░░░░░░░ that the Constitution says ░░░░░░░░ gifts from foreign countries ░░░░░░░░ A president The security ░░░░░░░░ Can you imagine Qatar ░░░░░░░░ One of the us ░░░░░░░░ for us We re ░░░░░░░░ going to take a ░░░░░░░░ from them The thing ░░░░░░░░ so absurd This is ░░░░░░░░ run amok Courts have ░░░░░░░░ 125 times that Donald ░░░░░░░░ has violated the Constitution ░░░░░░░░ laws Make it 126 ░░░░░░░░ this plane Isn t ░░░░░░░░ the Worst of it ░░░░░░░░ He s also taking ░░░░░░░░ cash From the uae ░░░░░░░░ one of his businesses ░░░░░░░░ billion He s going ░░░░░░░░ visit that country Too ░░░░░░░░ Well as Qatar on ░░░░░░░░ trip America is not ░░░░░░░░ sale but he seems ░░░░░░░░ be putting it on ░░░░░░░░ auction block I mean ░░░░░░░░ brought up the security ░░░░░░░░ Could there be a ░░░░░░░░ to challenge this move ░░░░░░░░ that basis I sued ░░░░░░░░ oppose Donald Trump taking ░░░░░░░░ government cash and benefits ░░░░░░░░ the first Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ multiple courts sided with ░░░░░░░░ in that dispute before ░░░░░░░░ Trump left office And ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court said well ░░░░░░░░ s no Longer president ░░░░░░░░ cases can t proceed ░░░░░░░░ think that it should ░░░░░░░░ challenged in the legislature ░░░░░░░░ is now considering legislation ░░░░░░░░ To Trump s Crypto ░░░░░░░░ The money He s ░░░░░░░░ his crypto businesses They ░░░░░░░░ also say in that ░░░░░░░░ for security reasons No ░░░░░░░░ planes no emoluments for ░░░░░░░░ one Yes it should ░░░░░░░░ blocked by Congress and ░░░░░░░░ By the courts I ░░░░░░░░ to I want to ░░░░░░░░ you more about the ░░░░░░░░ issue you brought up ░░░░░░░░ is the crypto piece ░░░░░░░░ the ethics questions involving ░░░░░░░░ administration Trump has this ░░░░░░░░ crypto coin Now top ░░░░░░░░ could win dinner with ░░░░░░░░ president or a White ░░░░░░░░ tour The New York ░░░░░░░░ points out that the ░░░░░░░░ Administration also recently disbanded ░░░░░░░░ DoJ unit dedicated to ░░░░░░░░ cryptocurrency crimes Have you ░░░░░░░░ seen anything like this ░░░░░░░░ beyond the potential personal ░░░░░░░░ benefit is there risk ░░░░░░░░ for the us First ░░░░░░░░ all How can the ░░░░░░░░ people trust Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ regulate the crypto industry ░░░░░░░░ he himself has Huge ░░░░░░░░ stakes in that industry ░░░░░░░░ that s a conflict ░░░░░░░░ interest There s a ░░░░░░░░ we Have these Rules ░░░░░░░░ we re concerned that ░░░░░░░░ president Will sacrifice the ░░░░░░░░ of the American people ░░░░░░░░ his own personal interests ░░░░░░░░ people will lose money ░░░░░░░░ he Lowers regulatory barriers ░░░░░░░░ cryptos To protect consumers ░░░░░░░░ there s the foreign ░░░░░░░░ element that comes in ░░░░░░░░ all of this and ░░░░░░░░ even worse conflicts when ░░░░░░░░ have foreign governments Involved ░░░░░░░░ then you have the ░░░░░░░░ selling a personal dinner ░░░░░░░░ one of his golf ░░░░░░░░ to the largest Holders ░░░░░░░░ his Trump meme coin ░░░░░░░░ the very largest get ░░░░░░░░ white House tour The ░░░░░░░░ House is for sale ░░░░░░░░ this is conflicts and ░░░░░░░░ violations running amok Ana ░░░░░░░░ I was the ethics ░░░░░░░░ in the Obama Administration ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t even let ░░░░░░░░ Obama Refinance his modest ░░░░░░░░ Home in Chicago because ░░░░░░░░ Were in the middle ░░░░░░░░ the great recession He ░░░░░░░░ regulating the banks This ░░░░░░░░ too much And that ░░░░░░░░ why you re seeing ░░░░░░░░ explosion of criticism from ░░░░░░░░ sides Of The aisle ░░░░░░░░ the crypto bill that ░░░░░░░░ considered Last week Was ░░░░░░░░ Senators of both Parties ░░░░░░░░ of these concerns That ░░░░░░░░ right That that was ░░░░░░░░ of those rare moments ░░░░░░░░ Republicans in Congress didn ░░░░░░░░ go along with presidents ░░░░░░░░ was and agenda Norm ░░░░░░░░ thank you for your ░░░░░░░░ for joining us Appreciate ░░░░░░░░ Thanks, Ana.