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Adam Schiff: Trump Divest Businesses Now

Posted by admin on Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Adam Schiff Money Quote saying Trump will be boxed in on all decisions affecting his business interests and must divest fully. Adam Schiff said:
 
fully divest. Trump has said he doesn’t care about his business interests anymore. Time to prove it Quote
 

“The only way out of this box is to fully divest. Trump has said he doesn’t care about his business interests anymore. Time to prove it” — Adam Schiff

 

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Chris Coons: Trump Divest Money Interests

Posted by admin on Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Senator Chris Coons of Delaware Quote saying democrats have introduced a bill which insists Trump divest of his financial holdings to avoid risks of conflict of interest as defined by emoluments clause of constitution. Senator Chris Coons of Delaware said:
 
require the President to divest their financial interests and place the proceeds in a blind trust. The presidency is a full-time job with only one client: the American people Quote
 

“Congress must act promptly to pass this legislation that will require the President to divest their financial interests and place the proceeds in a blind trust. The presidency is a full-time job with only one client: the American people” — Chris Coons

 

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Senator Chris Coons is arguing that President Trump should divest from his financial holdings and business interests and place them in a blind trust in order to avoid potential conflicts of interest between his personal financial interests and his duties as President. Coons introduced legislation that would require the President to do this.

In the quote, Coons states that the presidency is a full-time job and the President’s only client should be the American people, not his own businesses or financial interests.

So the quote supports the interpretation that Coons believes the Emoluments Clause requires the President to divest and avoid mixing his private interests with his public duties as leader of the country.

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