Democratic Congressman Rocks Trumps World With Bill To Force Him To Sell His Businesses

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http://www.politicususa.com/2017/08/03/democratic-congressman-rocks-trumps-world-bill-force-sell-businesses.html

Democratic Congressman Rocks Trump’s World With Bill To Force Him To Sell His Businesses

By Jason Easley on Thu, Aug 3rd, 2017 at 6:27 pm


Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA) has introduced legislation that would force Trump to convert his businesses to cash and buy Treasury bonds to avoid any conflicts of interest.

According to a release from Rep. Evans, “The No Conflict of Interest Presidency Act of 2017 requires the conversion of the Trump Organization’s businesses, which include real estate, golf courses, hotels, resorts and a range of other investments, into cash; with which he would then be required to buy treasury bills and widely diversified mutual funds, which are considered conflict free under federal law.”

The Congressman said, “The American people have heightened concerns about President Trump’s untamed business interests. The No Conflict of Interest Presidency Act of 2017 aims to calm fears of conflict and collusion by creating a clear wall between President Trump’s duty to govern and his family and business interests. There is a big difference between campaigning and governing,” Evans said. “It is time for President Trump to govern for the well-being of the American people. Their needs to be a clear wall, a clear line between President Trump’s business connections and his role as President. My hope is that the No Conflict of Interest Presidency Act of 2017 will provide much needed clarity so that the Trump Administration can start to focus on issues that matter such as improving the quality of life for Philadelphians, Pennsylvanians and Americans—things like food policy, school modernization and necessary home repairs that give the residents in our cities and suburbs the tools they need to build strong, healthy neighborhoods.”

This legislation could get very popular very fast depending on what the results are of the investigation into Trump financial crimes. Paul Ryan’s Republican will make sure that this legislation never sees the light of day in 2017, but if Democrats take back the House, this is the type of bill that they will be looking to pass. If Democrats win the House and Senate, they will put Republicans on the spot by either forcing them to defend Trump’s conflicts of interest or vote against the President.

Trump is terrified of anything that gets near his money, so legislation such as what Rep. Evans has introduced is this president’s worst nightmare.

[malaise]

1. Off to the greaatest page for thee

About time

[gademocrat7]

2. K&R

[lindysalsagal]

3. I'll believe it when I hear Lindsey Graham say something truly clueless, Like

This sets a bad precedent for all federal level officials, blah blah blah

[NastyRiffraff]

18. You probably won't have to wait long

to believe it!

[Dawson Leery]

4. kick

[livetohike]

5. K&R

[sandensea]

6. Eddie Munster would rather shoot his Weinermobile than allow this to become law

Ten bucks says he's got a monetary stake in all this himself.

[Shrike47]

7. Pointless, he would veto it anyway.

[pangaia]

8. He wold probably do better in T-Bills than in his businesses..

[WinstonSmith4740]

9. This could be the "magic bullet"

This COULD, if used correctly, be the issue that gets him to quit. If anything gets too close to his business dealings, he'll resign. I also don't think we would have to wait to take over the House to get it to work. After all, what are we telling him to do besides abide by the Constitution? Dems should take to the airwaves and keep hitting that point, adding that the fact they even had to write a bill to get him to do it is patently ridiculous. Dare the fucking Republicans to block it and not let it come up for a vote. They should do it. The problem is, and always has been, will they?

[cstanleytech]

10. My bet is though that the Repugnants refuse to even let it come to the floor for a full vote. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

14. Right.

It'll never get out of Committee but I think the fact that in this current administration, "ethics" have not only been ignored, but violations have been flagrantly flaunted by those in the WH, mainly due to changes and lapses in the original "Ethics in Government Act of 1978". The whole thing needs to be updated and modernized.

[BumRushDaShow]

11. That's MY congressman!

Woot!

(as a sidenote, this is his first term in office as he replaced Chaka Fattah)

[DeminPennswoods]

13. Evans also was on the state house appropriations

committe for years as either chairman or ranking member, so he knows government finance.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. Oh I know. His state House district is adjacent to the one I am in. nt

[Gabi Hayes]

12. Fantastic idea, but veto proof?

One can only hope

[progressoid]

16. I wouldn't say it rocks his world.

Chances of getting a VETO proof version through both houses are slim to none.

[Wounded Bear]

17. I wish they could do this...nt

[niyad]

19. lovely thought, but never going to happen.