President Donald Trump announced that the Persian Gulf emirate of Qatar was giving the United States a Boeing 747-8 jet to replace the aging Air Force One aircrafts used by the president. But the proposed gift has raised a maelstrom of legal questions from Democrats,

Although the ethical and security concerns about the president's jumbo jet gift are blatant, experts tell ABC News that the legal ramifications are more complicated.

President Trump said Qatar is "giving us a gift" and "I could be a stupid person and say, oh no, we don't want a free plane."

Trump’s plan to accept a plane from Qatar raises a raft of questions about the scope of laws that relate to gifts from foreign governments, legal experts said.

During a press briefing in the White House on Monday, before embarking on a four-day trip to the Middle East, Trump called the donation a "very nice gesture."

Former presidential rival warns Republican that no one gives away such an expensive gift ‘without expecting anything in return’ amid ethics uproar

Brit Hume warned on Fox News Monday that Qatar’s donation of a luxury aircraft to the U.S. government for President