CLASS WITH JAMIE RASKIN episode 4: Jamie Raskin takes on the rightwing fallacy that the Emoluments Clause doesn’t stop the president from taking foreign government payments if he declines his official salary and donates what he deems to be profits to the United States Treasury.
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00:00 Intro clip
00:55 Can the president take foreign government payments if he declines his official salary and donates profits to the US Treasury?
03:14 The Domestic Emoluments Clause on the president’s salary
05:43 The Foreign Emoluments Clause on foreign government payments
11:33 How Donald Trump courted foreign governments
16:42 The Trump family’s claims
17:27 The presidential salary is the only thing he can accept
20:24 The president cannot accept any payment whatsoever from foreign governments
23:33 This fallacy is debunked
24:15 Q&A start
26:31 How is there no enforcement mechanism for the Emoluments Clause?
31:02 The hypocrisy of Republicans not wanting enforcement legislation
35:23 To what extent is Trump Media’s stock worrying?
36:41 Why aren’t Republicans concerned about the national security risks?
38:02 Are there any safeguards against this if Trump has a 2nd term?
41:51 Next up on Class:
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