The Trump Organization Says It's 'Not Practical' to Comply With the Emoluments Clause

[ashling]

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/05/trumps-company-isnt-tracking-all-the-money-it-gets-from-foreign-governments/527997/

The president’s business tells lawmakers it is too difficult to track all its foreign revenue in accordance with constitutional requirements, and it hasn’t asked Congress for a permission slip.

...In a statement accompanying his letter, Cummings said the president had two options if his company could not adequately track payments from foreign governments. One would be to do what Democrats and independent ethics officials have long urged: fully divest from his businesses. Short of that, Trump
could submit a proposal to Congress asking for its consent to a different arrangement.

or #3 - He could fucking resign!

[BigmanPigman]

1. It is a law dude!

You broke the law. No excuses. Period.

[ADX]

7. He doesn't give a fuck about "the law"...

...and he never has. He'll continue to get away with it until somebody gets up enough nerve and/or intestinal fortitude to stop him. It's a sad commentary on our leadership that to-date, no one has...

[BigmanPigman]

12. I guess we need to keep donating to groups who have hired attorneys to fight

this shitty fake prez illegal behavior and business practices. He loves lawsuits, except if Mueller is involved it seems.

[malaise]

16. This

The truth

[eppur_se_muova]

2. Let Jimmy Carter explain it to him.

If Mr. Stable Genius isn't able to manage moving his investments out of the way, he should stay home with them, and leave the WH to someone honest.

[Dave Starsky]

15. Yeah, remember when Carter gave up his family's peanut farm?

Pepperidge Farm remembers.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

31. I remember it well. And he did so w grace.

Too late. You promised you'd NOT do it dt. We RELIED on that. We have damages...lots of damages at this point.
WE NEED A REMEDY.

[SallyHemmings]

3. I like #3

We all would be happier...

[uponit7771]

4. Dems could impeach Red Don on this alone, that's why presidents have always aired on the side

... of not taking gifts of any kind because once the other party comes into party they can impeach for taking gifts.

[Garrett78]

44. Yep. Obama would have been impeached, even if Dems had control of both chambers.

[0rganism]

5. gee that's too bad

guess they'll have to close up shop, what a shame
and some of them might have to have a little chat in a courtroom about emoluments. again, what a shame.

[procon]

6. Yep, those pesky laws are very impractical for crook and conmen. nt

[ProudLib72]

8. How about we just seize all those assets and sell them off

so the damage he has caused can be paid back in full.

[a kennedy]

9. The orange piece of shit has been in office for a year and a half.......

and they haven’t gotten this taken care of it yet??? WTF??? Show your damn tax papers or resign.

[Xipe Totec]

10. I'll take door number 3, Monty. nt

[Solly Mack]

11. He'll get away with it until someone stops him.

Sadly.

[bdamomma]

17. Someone

or a lot of somebodies.

[Solly Mack]

22. That,too.

[Yonnie3]

13. Well, I have an idea for me.

It's too complicated and difficult to track our small business' income and expenses. We have to track in state, out of state, whether it is a service or a physical product and on and on and the rules keep changing.

Therefore it is not practical to file State, Federal or local taxes. We are not going to comply with the tax laws.

It will take a few years, but my business will be seized and they will come after my personal assets.

What's good for the goose is good for the gander, eh?


ETA: I forgot - Show us your taxes.

[dalton99a]

14. So it is difficult for the Trump Organization to not act like criminals and thieving assholes

[3catwoman3]

23. They don't have to ACT like criminals and...

...thieving assholes. They ARE criminals and thieving assholes.

[elias7]

18. Just enforcing the laws!

Well, just the ones we want to enforce.

[struggle4progress]

19. US Constitution, Art II, Sec 3: he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed,

unless, of course, he doesn't want to, in which case we shall instead have a military parade to remember the Bowling Green Massacre and the terrible Battle of Red Hen, in which many great American soldiers, both of the North and South, died

[Caliman73]

20. Isn't there something in the Bible about the law and government?

I can't seem to recall, something in Romans 13...

Or is that just for when they want to justify slavery or ripping babies out of the arms of refugees?

Either the law is the law, or it isn't ... Bastards!

[sinkingfeeling]

21. Womp, womp.

[lpbk2713]

24. He should not have run for president.

Not if he could not comply with the requirements of the office.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

37. The real shame of it all is....

there should be electoral laws in place to requires candidates wishing to run in primary elections to certify they can properly divest from their business interests. Even better, they could be required to submit a summary of how they propose to execute that process.

If they did so certify but it was proven they did not or could not divest, then they should be subject to immediate recall.

Anyone with enough sense to get in out of the rain knew tRump could not completely isolate himself for his businesses, and we knew that the day he announced.

........ ..........

[Volaris]

25. Oh well I guess since it's complicated, then no fuckin worries, Our Bad.

Murder trials are complicated. I guess no more of those, just kill whoever the fuck u want.

Taxes. TAXES are complicated, so im glad i won't have to pay them anymore.

U know what else is complicated? Goddamn long division. Let's ban it outright.

Feel free to add your own, and I don't care which prison he dies in.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

38. tRump would add to that list....

Impeachment is really, really hard. REALLY hard, so why bother when there's so much golf to be played.

.......... .........

[Volaris]

40. And Congress. ALWAYS so complicated with those guys.

I know...I'll just disband Congress and change my name to Palpatine...yeah, THAT'S THE TICKET.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

42. LOL. If the shoe fits......

Perfect!

he is depicted as the aged, pale-faced and cloaked Emperor of the Galactic Empire and the Sith master of Darth Vader. In the prequel trilogy, he is portrayed as a middle-aged charismatic Senator from Naboo who uses deception and political manipulation to rise to the position of Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic before transforming the Republic into the Empire.

(credit: Wikipedia)

....... ........

[Bernardo de La Paz]

26. Can't track money or children. Result of one is 6 bankruptcies & of the other is ... ? . . . nt

[Progressive2020]

27. Funny

"The law is too complicated to follow, so I am exempt from the law" is not a valid legal defense. It is laughable that the Trump Organization takes this position. We are through the Looking Glass. If a Democrat tried half of the BS that Trump and his people do, the Dem would have been Impeached or Prosecuted long ago. We live in a Circus Reality where Trump is just an endless stream of legal and moral violations without consequences. Impeach, Oppose, Resist. Blue Wave in 2018, Trump out no later than 2020.

[NewJeffCT]

28. so, if I use my home for laundering Russian money

I can say it's not practical for me to follow the laws?

[malaise]

29. Which law

Which Constitution?

Don the Con says I am the law

[Bernardo de La Paz]

30. "This whole Russia thing is complicated so better stop investigating it" he might say. . . . nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

32. "This climate change stuff is not practical for making money old ways. Let's call it a hoax." . . nt

[LiberalFighter]

33. There are two solutions. Either sell off 100% or quit.

[Honeycombe8]

34. Is that like, "It's not practical for me to keep my neighbor's stuff I borrowed...

because it's too much trouble to track it, once I mix it with my own stuff"?

[Amaryllis]

35. Complying with the law is so inconvenient.

[world wide wally]

36. And I can't stop robbing banks

Does that work?

[FakeNoose]

39. It's one or the other, dude

You don't get to have both. You knew that when you started, and you've been dodging this for two years now.
Every day the lies are worse and shit gets deeper. Just resign the fucking job if you don't want it.

[MyOwnPeace]

41. Good news for the Trump organization........

"The president’s business tells lawmakers it is too difficult to track all its foreign revenue in accordance with constitutional requirements"

The good news for them is that they don't have to worry about that - seems as though Robert Mueller (heard of him?) and his people are busy taking care of that little matter for them.

[Gothmog]

43. Trump needs to divest

[ashling]

45. To be fair, Trump has already divested himself from

his frickin mind!

I don't mind, do you?