Posts Tagged ‘emoluments’
Richard Painter: Foreign Governments Cash
on Sunday, January 15, 2017Richard Painter Money Quote saying that donald trump will be in violation of the emoluments clause of the constitution on the day he takes office if he doesn’t divest from his businesses and that his mixing of money with politics put us at risk. Richard Painter said:
“[Trump] will be in violation of the constitution. The founders knew that foreign governments would try to meddle in our elections, meddle in our politics and they did not want any foreign government money coming to anyone holding a position of trust with our government” — Richard Painter
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Norman Eisen: Trump Hotel Emoluments
on Saturday, January 14, 2017Norman Eisen Money Quote as former chief White House ethics lawyer for President Obama acknowledging Trump Hotel profits have been resolved emoluments clause concerns based on plan put forward by Trump ethics lawyers – but no other aspect of his businesses are included. Norman Eisen said:
“The emoluments clause is not written to say that all emoluments are permitted except for Trump hotel profits” — Norman Eisen
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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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