by Paul Hamlin Emoluments, seems like a strange word in modern conversation and it is a confusing word when applied to modern politics. This idea has come back to the forefront of the national political conversation, and as always there are several interpretations and several different solutions based primarily on what side of the political isle you find yourself on. If we try to take off our partisan hats and look at all sides of the emoluments clause and the constitution, what does that look like? Benjamin Franklin’s Snuffbox European…
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Self-Pardon: Trump’s Get Out of Jail Free Card
By Lynda Bryant-Work Contrary to the Constitution, President Donald Trump has the idea he can commit federal crimes – and pardon himself, giving him a wide-open field for law breaking and corruption. Trump made the assertion in a recent tweet, where he cited several “legal scholars” for the basis of his declaration – though he made no reference to Constitutional law. In the tweet, Trump claimed that “numerous legal scholars” were the basis for his declaration. “But why would I do that when I have done nothing wrong?” Trump quipped.…
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