Emoluments Clause

Posted by admin on Saturday, January 7, 2017

Article I, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution requires immediate divesting of financial and business interests by any president. Article I, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution reads:
 
No Person holding any Office of Profit of Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State -- U.S. Constitution: Art. I, Sec. 9, Clause 8
 

“No Person holding any Office of Profit of Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept any pre-sent, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State –U.S. Constitution: Art. I, Sec. 9, Clause 8” — Emoluments Clause

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