Supreme Court ends some of the lingering legal harassment against former President Trump, but there’s more in the pipeline
Jan 25, 2021
By Duncan Smith
Two down, several to go…
The U.S. Supreme Court finally gave private citizen Donald Trump a break on Monday, which it so seldom did when it really mattered while he was president.
As readers may recall, shortly after taking office Trump was sued by knuckleheads using “lawfare” to attack the billionaire hotelier by accusing him of violating the Constitution’s “Emolument Clause.”
What’s that, you ask?
According to Cornell University’s School of Law:
Also known as the Title of Nobility Clause, Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 of the U.S. Constitution prohibits any person holding a government office from accepting any present, emolument, office, or title from any “King, Prince, or foreign State,” without congressional consent. This clause is meant to prevent external influence and corruption of American officers by foreign States. A similar provision was included in the Articles of Confederation, applicable to both federal and state officers. The language of the modern clause, however, suggests that only federal government officials are prohibited from accepting any emoluments.
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