Elijah Cummings: Trump’s Pockets

Posted by admin on Thursday, October 17, 2019

Elijah Cummings Money Quote saying as chair of the oversight & reform committee that Trump has violated the emoluments clause of the U.S. constitution. Elijah Cummings said:
 

 

“All you have to do is follow the money and if you follow the money, it leads right back to Donald Trump’s pockets” — Elijah Cummings

 

 

Elijah Cummings suggested that if one traces where money related to President Trump’s business dealings leads, it will end up directly benefiting Trump financially.

Cummings implied that Trump has not fully separated his financial interests from his duties as President, and that his decisions could be influenced by impacts on his personal wealth.

By saying to “follow the money” back to Trump’s “pockets,” Cummings was arguing that the Emoluments Clause required the President to completely divest from his business activities and assets to avoid any conflicts of interest between his role as President and private financial gains.

Birthday: January 18, 1951 – Death: October 17, 2019