'Absolutely impeachable' for Trump to direct 'hundreds of thousands' of dollars to his business, RepRaskin says
"He can't be taking that money," the representative asserted. He added:"it's absolutely impeachable for the president to be violating the emoluments clauses."
Constitutional legal scholar Laurence Tribe, a professor at Harvard University, slammed Trump over both issues in a series of tweets last week. He, like Raskin, pointed out that these were clear violations of the Constitution's emoluments clauses. President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey on August 2that officials from at least 22 foreign governments have spent money at Trump Organization properties since he took office in 2017. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Turkey, the Philippines and many other nations have all reportedly booked rooms or hosted events at various properties owned by the president since his election.
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