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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,464 posts)
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 12:02 PM Feb 2018

Why do presidential conflicts of interest matter? Meet Molly the Emoluments Mole.

Retweeted by Walter Shaub: https://twitter.com/waltshaub

Wow, I don't even remember giving that speech to the council of small burrowing insectivorous mammals. It's been a hectic year.



If you like comics about conflicts of interest, here's one featuring @waltshaub & Molly the Emoluments Mole. https://aclum.org/our-work/presidential-conflicts-interest-matter/ … via @GraphicAdvocacy



Why do presidential conflicts of interest matter?

On January 19, 2017—the day before President Trump’s Inauguration—the ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking documents relating to his actual or potential conflicts of interest relating to his business and family connections. The United States has a variety of legal safeguards, including the U.S. Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause, which are designed to make sure that our public officials aren’t influenced by money when they make decisions affecting people’s lives.

Want to know why conflicts of interests are so important? Molly the Emoluments Mole can explain.

"Unpresidented Conflicts of Intererst with Molly the Emoluments Mole"


Need help explaining why conflicts of interest matter? Molly the Emoluments Mole can help! https://aclum.org/our-work/presidential-conflicts-interest-matter/ … #conflictsofinterest


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