Richard Painter: Trump Emoluments Clause
on Saturday, January 14, 2017Richard Painter Money Quote saying Trump legal maneuvers attempting to skirt the emoluments clause of the U.S. Constitution are entirely inappropriate. Richard Painter said:
“The plan we heard today does not comply with the law. And these emoluments, these payments from foreign governments, have to be out of the Trump business empire on Jan. 20 or he will be in violation of the law” — Richard Painter
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Richard Painter is saying that President Trump’s plan to address conflicts of interest regarding his business empire does not go far enough to comply with the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Painter argues that for Trump to avoid being in violation of the law when he takes office on January 20th, he needs to fully divest from his business interests and remove “emoluments” or payments from foreign governments.
By saying Trump “will be in violation of the law” if he does not divest, Painter is asserting that the Emoluments Clause requires the President not to receive any foreign government payments or profits through his business activities when serving as President.