Discussion: Despite Pledge, Trump Org Isn't Tracking All Profits From Foreign Governments

TPM Article Topics
1
Despite Pledge, Trump Org Isn't Tracking All Profits From Foreign Governments Despite Pledge, Trump Org Isn't Tracking All Profits From Foreign Governments Back to article
2

“The deficiencies in this approach are obvious,” Cummings wrote. “Complying with the United States Constitution is not an optional exercise, but a requirement for serving as our nation’s President.”

Once again Trumpites are caught with their hands in the cookie jar. What a surprise. /snark

4 Likes
3

Why would Trump keep track of all the bribes he gets from international sources?

3 Likes
4

No shit.

Did ANY BREATHING PERSON IN THE WORLD actually think Trump would actually drop his personal business in favor of, well, anything else in the world?

We’ve got to get rid of this person, the Ugly American we all never wanted to become.

A marginally successful scam FAILS at government for the people, by the poeple. We’re better than that.

2 Likes
5

Really? Do you know any Trump voters?

1 Like
6

I am shocked! Shocked I tell you! Drumpf has broken yet another pledge!

4 Likes
7

What they meant was “if anything hits the headlines, we’ll use this ‘donating the profits’ line as a dodge; you can’t see our books anyway, so you’ll never know…”

5 Likes
8

And this is a surprise to whom?

Before Trump, no one who hadn’t been to law school or wasn’t a poli sci major even knew the Emoluments Clause existed. Now whether it will be enforced is a critical part of our government. Sad.

2 Likes
9

So he knows whom to thank?

3 Likes
10

“Hey! We pledged to do it. What more do you want?”

2 Likes
11

And so he can keep track of the favors he owes in return.

3 Likes
12

Just wait till Donnie finds out he can’t keep the gold medal that he curtsied to get much less the Orb, they belong to the US government not him.
Do we see a Checkers speech in his future?

3 Likes
13

Pretty soon, Scaramucci or other surrogate will be out in the business community saying that “stories of Trump misconduct have been debunked a hundred times.”
He won’t mention that there are many, many more such stories awaiting prosecution, and the avalanche is going to bury “El Bufón” .

1 Like
14

When you’re a rich white guy, you get to treat pretty much all laws as suggestions rather than requirements. It would be funny in a gallows humor sort of way for trump to find that the pinnacle of rich white guy privilege actually came with a lot less leeway than the lower ranks.

2 Likes
15

THE CLAUSE ISN’T ABOUT “PROFITS.”

It’s about sales. Why?

Trump could pay himself $10,000,000/yr to run that place, so when they pay $10,000,000 for a room there is NO PROFIT!

But, do you think he’ll treat his $10 million buddies differently even with “no profit?”

1 Like
16

It’s broadly written for the purpose of sweeping up all possible conflicts of interest a president might fall prey to.