Here’s why Trump’s business interests are endangered by his role as US president

Last Updated: January 23, 2017By

Trump’s firms do business with countries including China, India and the Philippines, the watchdog said [Image: Rex/Shutterstock].

Strangely, there appear to be no constraints on UK politicians negotiating deals with foreign countries that may put their own business interests at an advantage. Perhaps we could learn from the Americans.

It seems possible that Mr Trump may spend more time trying to convince his own government that he is not corrupt than in pushing his policies through Congress. That may be a source of comfort to many people.

A US legal watchdog is to file a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating the US constitution by allowing his businesses to accept payments from foreign governments.

The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington will seek a court order on Monday forbidding Trump from accepting such payments, which it will allege violate the constitution’s emoluments clause, said Deepak Gupta, a lawyer working on the case.

Trump did business with countries including China, India, Indonesia and the Philippines, the group noted in a statement.

Source: Lawsuit to call for ban on payments to Trump firms from foreign powers

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2 Comments

  1. Barry Davies January 23, 2017 at 9:59 pm - Reply

    Whist he is president he can not be involved with his business’ and as President he will not be involved in any national trade negotiations, our government could learn from this constitutional break on conflicts of interest, because here they only have to say there is one before being able to vote on a subject.

    • Mike Sivier January 24, 2017 at 11:01 am - Reply

      I think it’s true that we can learn from the US on conflicts of interest, but you seem to be misinterpreting. If Trump benefits from a trade deal negotiated by his government, then my understanding is that he falls foul of this emoluments clause – he would be receiving a gift from a foreign power.

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