Agency Payments to Mar-A-Lago and Trump Hotels Provide Evidence for Impeachment

[L. Coyote]

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" target="_blank">Documents Revealing Agency Payments to Mar-A-Lago and Trump Hotels Provide Strong New Evidence for Impeachment

The White House National Security Council (NSC) paid over $1,000 for an unidentified guest to stay two nights at Donald Trump’s luxury resort Mar-a-Lago, according to an invoice obtained by transparency group Property of the People via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. This payment, made with a U.S. government charge card, constitutes the first documented violation by President Trump of the Constitution’s Domestic Emoluments Clause. President Trump owns 99.99% of Mar-a-Lago, LLC directly, and the company’s profits are held in a revocable trust from which Trump may withdraw funds without restriction.

This and related documents were recently obtained via a FOIA request submitted by Property of the People as part of the organization’s Trump administration-specific transparency project, Operation 45.

The NSC invoice is the strongest evidence uncovered to date that Trump’s refusal to divest from his business empire has resulted in Trump’s violation of the Constitution’s anti-corruption Domestic Emoluments Clause. This provision prohibits the President from receiving emoluments (profitable payments, benefits, or advantages) paid by federal or state governments, beyond the salary approved by Congress. .................

[Aristus]

1. The repukes will never, EVER impeach Trump. We need to stop hoping for it.

The repugs are still waging a campaign of revenge for Nixon's resignation in disgrace forty-five years later. The Democratic Party held the Congressional majority then. There's no way in Hell the GOP is going to impeach, let alone convict, one of their own.

[Dustlawyer]

3. When Mueller is done, or if he keeps siding with Democrats they will impeach.

As long as they think they have a chance to get their Master's tax cuts done they will stick with him. They only have until the 2018, elections up to when the newly elected representatives and Senators are sworn in January 2019. After that they should not control both Houses of Congress. At that point I believe they would drop Trump, but hopefully it will not be their call anymore.

[Scurrilous]

2. K&R

[ProudLib72]

4. How many impeachable offenses does this make?

I think we are up around eight or nine, and that doesn't include any Russian stuff. But what is the point of keeping count? At one count, does he really need to be more impeachable?

[DesertRat]

5. k&r