Utter Bovine Scatology.
Go to Reuter’s and get me real facts.
You’re so confident that you can, But you will discover that most “facts” come from CNN, MSNBS, Politico, and of course the notable Huffington Post.
60% of Washington is running scared [emoji33] because they’ve been exposed, and Retirement Benefits can evaporate quickly. The swamp is filled to the brim, on both sides of the aisle,
So do I need to wear a tinfoil hat or read so many easily proven lies.
Hang up and Drive
Well hell, what's one more, let me know if you need help updating your signature. All from Reuters as requested.
So the key to all this is that although Trump's sons manage the Trump Organization (TO), he still has an ownership interest in the organization. Even though he's not calling the shots on the TO side, he is definitely in a position to profit from being the President(hence he never divested).
His hotel in DC is easy to pick on. Firstly it's important to understand that the constitution states that:
U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 1, Clause 7 -The Presidential Emoluments Clause:
The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be encreased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them
U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 -The Foreign Emoluments Clause:
[N]o Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under [the United States], 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
For the inspector general's report:
https://www.gsaig.gov/sites/default...O Building Lease_January 16 2019_Redacted.pdf
Reuter's article detailing how the GSA failed to consider the Emolument's clause in their investigation of the hotel:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...concerns-over-trump-hotel-lease-idUSKCN1PA2WU
TLDR: TO created a shell organization that allowed to say that the President is independent in appearance, but in fact the TO and by extension, the President stands to profit from the venture, again, because he has not divested his interests in the TO. A federal court judge agreed in 2018:
https://oag.dc.gov/about-oag/emoluments-lawsuit
And further detail from the Maryland AG regarding why they believed he broke these clauses.
Focusing on the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., in which the President has a 76% interest, the complaint alleges that the Hotel markets itself to the diplomatic community and that, as a result, (1) the Embassy of Kuwait held its National Day celebration at the Hotel on February 22, 2017, spending an estimated $40,000 to $60,000; (2) the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia “spent thousands of dollars on rooms, catering, and parking” at the Hotel in January and February 2017; and (3) Georgia’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations stayed at the Hotel at the Georgian government’s expense. Beyond benefits received from the Hotel, the complaint also alleges that the President has violated the Foreign Emoluments Clause by receiving (1) income from various foreign states and foreign officials patronizing Trump Tower and Trump World
USCA4 Appeal: 18-2486 Doc: 57 Filed: 07/10/2019 Pg: 7 of 36
8 Tower in New York City; (2) a favorable trademark decision from the Chinese government; (3) income from the international distribution of “The Apprentice” and its spinoffs; and (4) income from real estate projects in which the Trump Organization is engaged in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia.
The case in in discovery, and the last big update was that Trump's appeal was declined.
For the first time in history, a court ruled on the meaning of the Emoluments Clauses. In the ruling, a federal judge agreed with the District and Maryland’s interpretation that the Constitution prohibits the president from accepting almost anything of value from foreign or domestic governments. That includes money from business transactions like those the lawsuit alleges are occurring at the Trump International Hotel.
But that's not all! Here's another case:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...r-stir-more-emoluments-concerns-idUSKCN1S80PP
Congressional staffers confirmed to Reuters that the Trump World Tower lease requests were never submitted to Congress. Elijah Cummings, chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, said his committee has been “stonewalled” in its efforts to obtain detailed information about foreign government payments to Trump’s businesses.
“This new information raises serious questions about the President and his businesses’ potential receipt of payments from foreign governments,” Cummings said in a statement to Reuters. “The American public deserves full transparency.”
Sound famiar?
He
tried to host the G7 Summit at one of his resorts, which falls under the same umbrella as the first few stories, again showing he has no comprehension of how independence works:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...ting-at-his-florida-golf-resort-idUSKBN1WZ01E
But it's not like they can even tell you how much they've earned from foreign governments:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...rofits-from-foreign-governments-idUSKBN18K2EP
He also get's paid by us in more ways than one!
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...olf-resort-77000-ahead-of-visit-idUSKBN1K72TF
That's what I dug up using your qualifications in like 30 minutes from the website you supposedly read.
The swamp is filled to the brim, on both sides of the aisle
But didn't you say he drained it? :lmao: