In his Corporate Securities column, John C. Coffee Jr. analyzes the application of the Emoluments Clause to President-elect Donald J. Trump. He focuses on the specific nature of Trump's conflicts and how they expose him to foreign governmental pressure that will be largely invisible. He writes: Whether or not the Clause applies, tolerating the exposure of the President to foreign pressure is inexcusable.
January 18, 2017 at 02:02 PM
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Buried deep in Article I of the U.S. Constitution is an obscure provision known as the “Emoluments Clause.” In relevant part, it provides that:
[N]o person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.1
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