Democrats propose ban on officials receiving payments from foreign governments after Trump probe
Democrats propose ban on officials receiving payments from foreign governments after Trump probe
Democrats have introduced legislation that would prohibit U.S. officials from accepting money, payments or gifts from foreign governments without congressional consent.
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With a built in exception for AIPAC. This is nothing but some and mirrors, if Democrats were serious they would have used the Emoluments Clause when they tried to impeach him
Yup. If you want no foreign money interests in your elections, then make it so. But if you pick and choose which countries can lobby and which countries "interfere" just based on who you like today, it's stupid.
In case you wanted to know: From the Congressional Research Service: The Emoluments Clauses of the U.S. Constitution: https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/if/if11086
This podcast gives a great overview in an accessible manner and the context of what Trump did
yeah the rest of the headline should be "except the ones they like."
AIPAC Takes zero money from the Israeli government. there's a massive difference between getting legal campaign donations from a PAC that gets it's money from American citizens, and what Trump did.