danielpalos
Diamond Member
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- #521
Our Commerce Clause applies to business interests, and any conflicts that may arise.1. Most of Trump's assets are in real estate, many in limited partnerships. In an LLC partners have a say on who you can sell your piece of the partnership to and even have a say in whether you can sell your part of the partnership since it will impact the value of the partnership. This makes it difficult to divest your assets. It's not loke owning stock in a company that can be sold in the open marketplace.How much of a "stakehold" does our command in chief, have in the for-profit Establishment sector of our political-economy?
2. Even if you own stock, divest it, and give your money to a third party to manage it will wind up in financial assets such as stocks and bonds. Any later decision by the President can cause the value of these financial assets to rise! These decisions are not considered to be a conflict of interest. Trump's decisions can only be considered to be conflicts of interest if it is obvious that his decision was made to specifically benefit his assets while hurting the interest of others, including the national interest. That is a *very* hard thing to prove. Opinions aren't sufficient. *FACTS* are required to prove such.
3. I've even seen Marxist Democrats trying to claim Trump receiving a trademark for his name in China as a violation of the emoluments clause. It's sheer idiocy. You make no money off of a trademark, you merely prevent others from profiting by the use of the trademark. If there is no monetary value in the trademark then how can it be an emolument?