Far from ending with President-elect Trump’s announcement that he will separate himself from the management of his business empire, the constitutional debate about the meaning of the Emoluments Clause — and whether Trump will be violating it — is likely just beginning. That’s because the Emoluments Clause seems to bar Trump’s ownership of his business. It…
An emolument is a gift to a former Democratic President’s global charitable foundation.
Yeah? Why don’t you ask Larry Tribe about that?
Fuck the Emolument Clause! Hey guys that is simply a distraction from the real issues at hand. The left and center left, and even a few moderate repubs, need to coalesce around the idea of getting rid of Trumpism, PERIOD! Hell, the man hasn’t and won’t release his tax returns, he’s already filthy rich, we have overwhelming reasons to believe he’s going be a worse war president than Bush could ever have been, his cabinet picks are enough to show us what to expect from his administration, he won’t be impeached in his first (and only) term, and yet, here we are discussing his wealth and whether or not he’s violating the Constitution. We need to begin a conversation on organizing for the mid-terms and 2020. Can the church say AMEN?
Dan, we’re talking about this because it’s the first and most obvious basis for impeachment.