***BREAKING***Donald Trump BTFO!!![Ethics]

[HomerThompson]

At the center of a federal lawsuit in New York is the U.S. Constitution's Foreign Emoluments Clause, which bars the president from accepting gifts from foreign governments without permission from Congress.


Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group, will lay out its case before Judge George Daniels. Lawyers for the Justice Department have asked the judge to dismiss the case.


http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/17/news/trump-crew-emoluments-ethics/index.html

Hopefully they'll force him to sell off his assets. I look forward to the hearing tomorrow. Hopefully the judges do the right thing, and move it to trial.

 

[HomerThompson]

@lecter

 

[Curmudgeon]

What does btfo mean?

 

[HomerThompson]

What does btfo mean?

Blown The Fuck Out.

 

[Curmudgeon]

Blown The Fuck Out.

Lol, are you a "gtfih" brah also?

 

[Ice That Jaw]

Yea, I hope Hillary gets all she deserves.

 

[HomerThompson]

Lol, are you a "gtfih" brah also?

No, I don't use that. I don't really care for that acronym, frankly.

 

[HomerThompson]

Yea, I hope Hillary gets all she deserves.

 

[Sketch]

Yea, I hope Hillary gets all she deserves.

Wrong thread idiot

 

[lecter]

"A key objective in both suits is to compel Trump to release his tax returns"

 

[Curmudgeon]

No, I don't use that. I don't really care for that acronym, frankly.

Lol, carry on.

 

[HomerThompson]

"A key objective in both suits is to compel Trump to release his tax returns"

Well, Rachel Maddow sucks, so...

 

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

How would foreign leaders or diplomats etc staying in his hotels constitute a "gift"? That's payment for a service, not a gift.

 

[HomerThompson]

"A key objective in both suits is to compel Trump to release his tax returns"

Also, those are two separate lawsuits, not the one the article is primarily discussing.[Reading Comprehension]

 

[AlexDB9]

 

[HomerThompson]

How would foreign leaders or diplomats etc staying in his hotels constitute a "gift"? That's payment for a service, not a gift.

e·mol·u·ment
əˈmälyəmənt/
noun
formal

1. a salary, fee, or profit from employment or office.

The Title of Nobility(Emoluments) Clause-


No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.

 

[lecter]

Also, those are two separate lawsuits, not the one the article is primarily discussing.[Reading Comprehension]

Can't demonstrate reading comprehension


cause I didn't read

 

[Ice That Jaw]

I thought you said the losing presidential candidate taking gifts from foreign countries. It turns out you actually said the winning presidential candidate.

My mistake.

 

[Cubo de Sangre]

e·mol·u·ment
əˈmälyəmənt/
noun
formal

1. a salary, fee, or profit from employment or office.

The Title of Nobility(Emoluments) Clause-


No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.

Sounds like they'll need a lot more than people choosing to stay at his hotels. This would be like trying to impeach a President because some foreigners bought copies of a book he/she got published while in office.

 

[ShoelessRye]

Meh, SCOTUS basically legalized bribery in the McDonnell case already. This will go nowhere.