Here is why the Constitution's Emoluments Clauses matter.
Because presidents who flagrantly violate them - and use the office to get rich - might have zero trust left over to manage a no-transparency financial bail-out during a national crisis.
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Because presidents who flagrantly violate them - and use the office to get rich - might have zero trust left over to manage a no-transparency financial bail-out during a national crisis.
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"Let's see what happens" is not the most reassuring answer...
When one has blatantly disregarded the Emoluments Clauses to line his own pockets and those of his cronies.
When one has blatantly disregarded the Emoluments Clauses to line his own pockets and those of his cronies.
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The Presidential Emoluments Clause:
The President "shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of the [states].
Art. II, Section 1, Clause 7.
No federal dollars for Trump Org.
So just say so.
The Presidential Emoluments Clause:
The President "shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of the [states].
Art. II, Section 1, Clause 7.
No federal dollars for Trump Org.
So just say so.
