Trump hotels exempted from ban on foreign payments under new stance
April 10, 2019 7:17 AM Subscribe
A narrow justice department interpretation of the emoluments clause gives countries leeway to curry favor with the president via commercial deals “For over a hundred years, the justice department has strictly interpreted the constitution’s anti-corruption emoluments clause to prohibit federal officials from accepting anything of value from foreign governments, absent congressional consent. In 2017, the department reversed course, adopting arguments nearly identical to those put forward by Trump’s private sector lawyers. Instead of defending the republic against foreign influence, the department is defending Trump’s ability to receive money from foreign governments.”
This post was deleted for the following reason: Better to put this in the Trump thread -- LobsterMitten
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