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edhopper

(35,690 posts)
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 09:22 PM 18 hrs ago

Article I, Section 9, Clause 8: Emoluments

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.




Trump’s Doral Resort to Host Saudi-Backed LIV Golf in April
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-07/trump-s-doral-resort-to-host-saudi-backed-liv-golf-in-april

Clear cut, and nothing will be done.
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Article I, Section 9, Clause 8: Emoluments (Original Post) edhopper 18 hrs ago OP
Drumph's boot-licking lawyers will argue that there is nothing in the Constitution about being bought by Saudis. jls4561 18 hrs ago #1
The Constitution edhopper 18 hrs ago #2
Oh you mean DENVERPOPS 16 hrs ago #8
Yeah edhopper 16 hrs ago #9
He does not care xuplate 17 hrs ago #3
No he doesn't edhopper 17 hrs ago #5
that whole fucking family should already have been jailed FoxNewsSucks 17 hrs ago #4
CORRECT!!! MyOwnPeace 17 hrs ago #6
Same shit his first term and nothing happened vapor2 17 hrs ago #7
Didn't we go through this shit his first time around? William769 16 hrs ago #10
We're Way Beyond Emoluments DET 15 hrs ago #11
Wasn't before with his post office hotel Figarosmom 15 hrs ago #12

jls4561

(2,154 posts)
1. Drumph's boot-licking lawyers will argue that there is nothing in the Constitution about being bought by Saudis.
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 09:44 PM
18 hrs ago

Although I don’t know why they would want him. Donnie or anyone in that family, would be the butt-ugliest member of any harem ever.

DENVERPOPS

(11,601 posts)
8. Oh you mean
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 10:58 PM
16 hrs ago

What Trump and the RepubliCONs called: an antiquated piece of paper????????

FoxNewsSucks

(11,052 posts)
4. that whole fucking family should already have been jailed
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 10:16 PM
17 hrs ago

for violating that repeatedly last time.

Figarosmom

(5,042 posts)
12. Wasn't before with his post office hotel
Fri Apr 4, 2025, 12:14 AM
15 hrs ago

Why would it be now. They let him have his way and now he's just out of control doing what he wants.

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