Converting a luxury jet gifted by Qatar to President Donald Trump into a replacement for Air Force One could potentially cost hundreds of millions of dollars and it could take up two years to install the necessary security equipment,

President Trump defended Qatar’s gift of a plane and said he would be a stupid person to not take it, despite ethical scrutiny over such an offer from a foreign nation.

Justice Department officials did not respond to a question from NBC News whether Trump’s acceptance of the plane could violate federal anti-bribery laws or the Constitution’s emoluments clause which ...