Obama's, Bush's top ethics lawyers: Trump must sell businesses or Electoral College must reject him

[red dog 1]

Daily Kos
November 25, 2016


Judd Legum at Think Progress writes:

Richard Painter, Chief Ethics Counsel for George W. Bush, and Norman Elson, Chief Ethics Counsel for Barack Obama, believe that if Trump continues to retain ownership over his sprawling business interests by the time the electors meet on Dec. 19, they should reject Trump.

In an e-mail to Think Progress, Elson explained that "the founders did not want any foreign payments to the President, period."
This principle is enshrined in Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution, which bars officeholders from accepting "any present, emolument, office. or title of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state."

This provision was specifically created to prevent the President, most of all, from being corrupted by foreign influences.

Elsen said that the Electors should insist that Trump set up a blind trust for all his enterprises as a condition for getting their votes.

More:
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/11/25/1604105/-Obama-s-Bush-s-top-ethics-lawyers-Trump-must-sell-businesses-or-Electoral-College-must-reject-him

[Angry Dragon]

1. never happen

[BSdetect]

2. drumph will ignore any and all such demands

As he did with his medical report and tax returns

He ought to be disqualified for his past crimes such as housing discrimination and that university scam. Of course he skirts the law by settling and so avoids conviction.

Tally up his lies and ignorance as well as his appeals to bigotry and violence and you have a dictator elected.

Good luck dealing with him now.

[RKP5637]

3. And the GOP will do nothing, all cowards and sycophants! n/t

[RKP5637]

7. Very good point on the democrats!!! n/t

[billymike]

5. so is this tradition or law?

If law, he has no choice. Right?

[greymattermom]

6. He appoints the judges now

and soon the supreme court. Laws can be changed and will be.

[shraby]

8. Constitutional law

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

9. Sorry, Mr. Painter,

but some folks on DU say that move by the EC can't happen. Apparently they know better than you.

[jfern]

10. Did Bush's top ethics lawyer tell him to start a 2 trillion war and give some no bid contracts

to Cheney's company Halliburton?