Former Bush ethics lawyer: Trump is going to be in violation of the Constitution on Day 1
Source: RawStory
A former ethics attorney for the George W. Bush administration raised alarms about Donald Trumps potential conflicts of interest and hes seen no evidence the president-elects team takes the issue seriously.
Trump said Tuesday during a meeting with New York Times editors and reporters that the law was totally on his side, because the president cant have a conflict of interest and that attitude deeply troubles Richard Painter, the chief White House ethics lawyer from 2005 to 2007.
I dont see how the Electoral College can vote for someone to become president whos going to be in violation of the Constitution on Day 1, and hasnt assured us hes not in violation, Painter said. This is just as important as your birth certificate, more important than your birth certificate, or proof of age or what other requirements there are to become president of the United States.
Painter said he suggested Wednesday morning to Kellyanne Conway that Trump should address potential conflicts with the U.S. Constitutions emolument clause by turning over to the U.S. government for audit any payments made to his businesses by foreign governments or their entities after his inauguration. The obscure constitutional clause bars anyone holding any office of profit or trust from accepting compensation from any king, prince or foreign state without congressional approval.
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Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)Get with the program Painter.
Republicans do not do ethics.
still_one
(92,219 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,832 posts)Not one damn thing... nothing.
wcmagumba
(2,886 posts)are for the little people...
cstanleytech
(26,295 posts)the door in pursuit of more $$$.
Bettie
(16,110 posts)because Ryan and McConnell know that even in violation of the Constitution, he'll sign whatever they ask him to, so they can get their agenda passed without a peep from anyone. If it goes bad and people get angry they can say it was his agenda.
I'd really like to believe Dems will try to stop some of it, but given what has happened in the past, they will more likely roll over and do as they're told while tacking Rightward in an attempt to capture voters who will never vote for them no matter what.
hughee99
(16,113 posts)more than he listens to anyone else... but I bet Pence would. I think they're already preparing for his impeachment now, but you probably wont see it until around the 2018 midterms.
progressoid
(49,991 posts)Easy peasy. Congress will just approve it.
niyad
(113,344 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)adigal
(7,581 posts)I wonder if he's talked to the Bush family recently.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)hibbing
(10,098 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,182 posts)They blew it off on Judge Garland, they'll do anything they can get away
with
The only thing they'll understand is if they start losing elections, and even there
they've already hacked the Roberts' Court, he's with them 100% when they
need him
milestogo
(16,829 posts)Kings can do whatever they want.
Martin Eden
(12,870 posts)Not sure if I'm the first to put those two words together, but Trump will put them into practice.