Presidential Profiteering: Trumps conflicts got worse in year two

[mia]

President Trump’s January 11, 2017 announcement that he would not divest from his interests in the Trump Organization while serving as president caused an ethics uproar. CREW Executive Director Noah Bookbinder predicted that “[e]very decision [Trump] will make as president will be followed by the specter of doubt, and will be questioned as to whether his decision is in the best interest of the American people or the best interest of his bottom line.”

Two years later, the results of President Trump’s decision not to divest would likely astound even those most dismayed by his original announcement. The conflicts of interest the president has caused are nothing short of an ethical catastrophe.

During President Trump’s second year in office, CREW recorded more than 900 interactions between the government, those trying to influence it, and the Trump Organization, each resulting in a conflict of interest for President Trump. Those instances bring the total number of known conflicts of interest involving the Trump Organization to more than 1,400, two years into the Trump administration. CREW identified these conflicts by reviewing news reports, public documents, newsletters, and social media, including a Twitter account that tracks who’s going to Trump’s properties....

As long as President Trump remains invested in the Trump Organization, it is impossible for citizens to know with absolute certainty whether presidential decisions and policy are being made in the best interest of the country or in the best interest of the president’s own bottom line. More than ever, Americans must ask: Is the country’s government being put up for sale? And if so, what are we being sold out for—and to whom?

https://www.citizensforethics.org/presidential-profiteering-trumps-conflicts-got-worse/

[uponit7771]

1. The house can impeach Trump right now on emoluments violations

[mia]

3. Yes.

CREW has identified 12 foreign governments that have made payments to Trump properties during his first two years in office, each of which is likely a violation of the Constitution’s foreign emoluments clause. At least three foreign countries held events at Trump properties during his second year in office, and two of them did so after having held similar events elsewhere in previous years.

[Mystery sage]

2. Someone really needs to make a list of all the ways trump can be impeached

I don't know but there's at least maybe 3 or 4 violations of something He can be held accountable for

[airplaneman]

6. there's at least maybe 3 or 4 violations of something He can be held accountable for

You mean per day right?
-Airplane

[Kurt V.]

4. Is the country's government being put up for sale?

I'm pretty sure that's the point of this administration

[Scurrilous]

5. K&R