Episode 660: The Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause was Intended to Stop Bribery and Corruption. Recently, Not So Much.

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 27, 2024
The Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause was Intended to Stop Bribery and Corruption. Recently, Not So Much.
The framers of the U.S. Constitution included the Foreign Emoluments Clause because they feared the influence, corruption and bribery they witnessed in Europe’s monarchies. Why should Americans care about it?
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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

Congressional Research Service - The Emoluments Clauses of the U.S. Constitution
National Constitution Center - The Foreign Emoluments Clause: Article I, Section 9, Clause 8
National Constitution Center - Prof. Zephyr Teachout - The Foreign Emoluments Clause
American Constitution Society - Profiting off the Presidency: Trump’s Violations of the Emoluments Clauses
U.S. Supreme Court - BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE OF FORMER FEDERAL ETHICS OFFICIALS SUPPORTING
RESPONDENT
Center for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (C.R.E.W) - Trump likely benefited from $13.6 million in payments from foreign governments during his presidency
Center for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (C.R.E.W) - (2019) Tracking President Trump’s unprecedented conflicts of interest
Business Insider - Trump waited until after he left office to disclose trademarks he owns in China and Russia
Groups Taking Action:

C.R.E.W., Public Citizen, Common Cause
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