Emoluments, conflicts of interest, quid pro quo, undue influence, ethics violations — many words and phrases have swirled around the past few years to describe the Trump administration's wrongdoing. But it all comes down to one word: corruption: americanoversight.org/news-roundup-c…
"Corruption" is the best word to describe the Trump's decision to award the 2020 G7 summit to his own golf resort (though you might just want to add “blatant” as well) americanoversight.org/news-roundup-c…
During the same press conference, Mick Mulvaney admitted that Trump withheld aid to Ukraine to compel its government to help with a politically motivated investigation, confirming the "quid pro quo" that Trump has tried to deny: americanoversight.org/news-roundup-c…
The Constitution’s foreign emoluments clause prohibits the president from profiting from foreign governments. Of course, that hasn’t stopped Trump from encouraging foreign dignitaries and federal officials to spend money at his properties.
