Black People Politics : The Emoluments Clause And How Does It Apply To Donald Trump

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What Is The Emoluments Clause And How Does It Apply To Donald Trump?

The election of billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump to the presidency has suddenly swung the Emoluments Clause out of the “odd clauses” closet and into the center of political controversy. Ethics experts and constitutional law scholars have raised the specter that the president of the United States will be in direct violation of the Constitution on the day he takes office, with his many business deals in foreign countries, a hotel soon to be frequented by foreign dignitaries and hundreds of millions in debt to the government-owned Bank of China.

“When he takes the oath to uphold the Constitution he would be lying,” said Laurence Tribe, constitutional law professor at Harvard Law School. “He can’t uphold the Constitution, one of whose central provisions he would be a walking, talking violation of.”

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Dec 1, 2016 ... The answer to this question was written into Article I, Section 9, Clause 8: the Emoluments Clause.
 

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