Jacqueline Alemany: #Trump businesses received $7.8 million in foreign payments during presidency
"During Donald Trump’s presidency, his businesses received at least $7.8 million in payments from the foreign governments and officials of 20 countries, including China, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, according to a report released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee.
The report argues that the payments were in violation of the Constitution’s foreign #emoluments clause, a provision that bars federal officials, including the president, from accepting money or gifts from foreign governments without permission from Congress. That clause was central to a protracted legal debate when Democrats controlled the House and sought access to Trump’s financial records. The issue eventually landed at the Supreme Court, but there was no definitive ruling on whether Trump illegally profited from his presidency. …"
Former computer programmer, former research scientist, current used #bookseller. I'm interested in #science and debunking #pseudoscience.I support #tolerance, #civility, and #democracy.Booklist for democracy (in no particular order):•On #Bullshit by Harry G. Frankfurt•On #Tyranny by Timothy Snyder•The Road to Unfreedom by Timothy Snyder•How #Fascism Works by Jason Stanley•How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Themby Barbara F. Walter•#Caste by Isabel Wilkerson