U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur introduces bill to block Donald Trump from accepting foreign gifts

[inanna]

Source: cleveland.com

January 11, 2017 at 3:12 PM

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The day President-elect Donald Trump described how he'll keep his business interests from conflicting with national interest, Toledo Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur introduced legislation to block Trump from accepting foreign gifts while he's president.

Kaptur's bill -- cosponsored by Democrats including Tim Ryan of the Niles area and Marcia Fudge of Warrensville Heights -- would deny congressional consent for the billionaire businessman to "accept any present, Emolument, Office, or Title of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign state."

Kaptur said her bill, a long shot in a Republican Congress, would ensure that Trump complies with the U.S. Constitution's Emolument's Clause, which is meant to fight bribery.

The clause bans any "Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under [the United States]" from accepting "any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State" without consent from Congress.

Read more: http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/01/rep_marcy_kaptur_drops_bill_to.html

[Lurks Often]

1. It's already against the law

Link: https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42662.pdf

[Maeve]

2. In other words, if voting against this bill, the Congresscritters would be voting against

enforcing the Constitution of the United States.
That's gonna play well next election...

[burrowowl]

3. Include domestic gifts 'bribes' as well

[Ilsa]

4. He is so easily swayed by flattery, that I bet he is the same with gifts.

I hope this passes.