Title: Trump Says The 'Phony' Constitution 'Doesn't Matter' Because He's 'Rich' | MSNBC Source:
[None] URL Source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-qKnvioXHc Published:Oct 21, 2019 Author:MSNBC Post Date:2019-11-03 19:25:02 by BTP Holdings Keywords:None Views:680 Comments:12
In a stunning reversal, Trump has decided not to host the global summit at his Florida property, after pushback from Democrats and Republicans who found the decision to be in violation of the emoluments clause. Richard Painter, former chief White House ethics lawyer, believes Trump’s behavior is ‘unconstitutional,’ and argues his ‘understanding of the emoluments clause is wrong.’
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You better watch your step Donald. This is why you have people like Rudy Giuliani around you.
I've been critical on Trump sometimes, but on this score, he's being maligned by the D's as is usual.
While it may be technically true that hosting the summit at his private resort would violate the Emoluments clause, there are a number of factors in his favor.
#1) No secret was made of the plans, the public and Congress could weigh in on it, and it was cancelled. That it was cancelled renders any accusations moot since no financial profit can be realized.
#2) Trump had previously stated that the hosting would be done "at cost" to cover expenses with no profit to his resort.
#3) I listened to MSNBC quote Trump supposedly trashing the Emuluments clause, my take from it was the context was only that he was trashing the accusation or interpretation of his violating it, not the clause itself.
All in all, Trump is just trying to get his job done, and he's being hassled on this just like everything else he tries to do. Again, I've been critical of some of his actions in the past, mainly to do with foreign policy related to Syria. But on this score, this is just the MSM and the D party hassling him for stuff they do all. the. time.