So Trump has never heard of emoluments. Indeed, nobody has ever heard of it before. It's probably a fake word.
So far so stupid. The sub-script is he is relying on his supporters to be pretty stupid, again. But they seem not to mind.
Seriously, if you hoped to become, or actually became President of the USA, wouldn't you at least scan the Constitution, & give yourself some passing familiarity with its contents?
If you couldn't rise to that effort, wouldn't you at least ask an educated person if there was anything therein that you might need to be aware of?
And if you weren't prepared to do that, and big words were not your forté, wouldn't you at least have a sense that there might somewhere be some legal restrictions against bribing the President?
And if all this has finally been described to you by lawyers required to defend you, mightn't you at least acknowledge the principle and rationale of the emoluments clause, and make some effort to respect it?
Not Trump. He still feels entitled to profit from foreign governments while in office, because even with the bribes, after paying for lawyers he's going to lose about $5 billion. That's some pricey lawyers. If the Sauds, Russians or Chinese do pay him another $5 billion in bribes then that's barely a break-even proposition for him, so it's all good.
Sheesh. He can still disappoint, daily. That's what keeps the romance alive.
https://www.nbcnews.com/...p-s-company-n1042031
So far so stupid. The sub-script is he is relying on his supporters to be pretty stupid, again. But they seem not to mind.
Seriously, if you hoped to become, or actually became President of the USA, wouldn't you at least scan the Constitution, & give yourself some passing familiarity with its contents?
If you couldn't rise to that effort, wouldn't you at least ask an educated person if there was anything therein that you might need to be aware of?
And if you weren't prepared to do that, and big words were not your forté, wouldn't you at least have a sense that there might somewhere be some legal restrictions against bribing the President?
And if all this has finally been described to you by lawyers required to defend you, mightn't you at least acknowledge the principle and rationale of the emoluments clause, and make some effort to respect it?
Not Trump. He still feels entitled to profit from foreign governments while in office, because even with the bribes, after paying for lawyers he's going to lose about $5 billion. That's some pricey lawyers. If the Sauds, Russians or Chinese do pay him another $5 billion in bribes then that's barely a break-even proposition for him, so it's all good.
Sheesh. He can still disappoint, daily. That's what keeps the romance alive.
https://www.nbcnews.com/...p-s-company-n1042031