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flamingdem

(39,313 posts) Fri Nov 25, 2016, 03:38 PM Nov 2016

Electoral College must reject Trump unless he sells his business, top lawyers for Bush and Obama say

https://thinkprogress.org/electoral-college-trump-top-lawyers-8a8b6e0ca916#.edh0b6k0w

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Members of the Electoral College should not make Donald Trump the next president unless he sells his companies and puts the proceeds in a blind trust, according to the top ethics lawyers for the last two presidents.

Richard Painter, Chief Ethics Counsel for George W. Bush, and Norman Eisen, Chief Ethics Counsel for Barack Obama, believe that if Trump continues to retain ownership over his sprawling business interests by the time the electors meet on December 19, they should reject Trump.

In an email to ThinkProgress, Eisen explained that “the founders did not want any foreign payments to the president. Period.” This principle is enshrined in Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution, which bars office holders from accepting “any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.

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Electoral College must reject Trump unless he sells his business, top lawyers for Bush and Obama say (Original Post) flamingdem Nov 2016 OP

Wondering if this is the behind the scenes attempt we've been waiting for.. flamingdem Nov 2016 #1

Where are the DU "realists" on this one? bigmonkey Nov 2016 #2

Here's your dose of realism SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2016 #4

Here you are again. bigmonkey Nov 2016 #7

Unless I'm breaking a rule SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2016 #8

Really? bigmonkey Nov 2016 #10

Kick Hekate Nov 2016 #3

Kick Hekate Nov 2016 #5

Not going to happen. Liberal In Texas Nov 2016 #6

That and he didn't win the election. lonestarnot Nov 2016 #9

K&R smirkymonkey Nov 2016 #11

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

1. Wondering if this is the behind the scenes attempt we've been waiting for..

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 03:40 PM

Nov 2016

I mean the doofus has made his motives obvious, can SOMEBODY do SOMETHING????

bigmonkey

(1,798 posts)

2. Where are the DU "realists" on this one?

Reply to flamingdem (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 11:46 PM

Nov 2016

They need to step in quickly to remind people that the law is fungible, that "it should never have been close enough to steal", that "we deserve this", that Trump is inevitable now, that there's nothing we can do. None of this ethics or law stuff. Where is the standard reminder of doom?