Ethics Lawyers Call Trump's Business Conflicts 'Nakedly Unconstitutional'

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

Fresh Air with Terry Gross on January 19, 2017.

http://www.npr.org/2017/01/19/510574687/ethics-lawyers-call-trumps-business-conflicts-nakedly-unconstitutional

The link gives both a transcript and a blue button at the upper left to listen to the entire interview. Pretty amazing.

[TheMastersNemesis]

1. You Can't Do Anything If The GOP In Congress Won't Do Anything.

If anything Congress will help appose the suit.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. What suit are you referring to?

I didn't think there was anything in my link about a suit.

[uponit7771]

3. Rep and Dem ethics lawyers are suing MiniPoot in USSC in regards to emoluments clause claiming

... ANY payments not approved by congress (as the clause reads) is a violation of the constitution.

They're dead on right and MiniPoots team is claiming they'll section profits but profits is a narrow view of ANY PAYMENTS.

The USSC will have a challenge with this IMHO, Roberts is a hack... we'll see how they vote

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

4. Do read or listen to the Fresh Air episode I linked to when you get a chance.

It's very interesting.

I'm not a lawyer, so I could be entirely wrong, but people can still sue the various Trump businesses and entities, which is entirely separate from what the Fresh Air piece is about.