This week, Donald Trump, The President-Elect, gave a lengthy interview
with the New York Times. During the interview, Trump dismissed the idea
of potential conflicts of interest between his business and his incoming
presidency. Trump told Times reporters and editors "The law’s totally
on my side, the president can’t have a conflict of interest.” An
examination of U.S. law shows Mr. Trump may only be partially correct in
his assertion. Under Title 18, section 208 of the U.S. Code the
president and vice president are mostly exempt from federal conflict of
interest laws. The issue for Trump lies with the Emoluments Clause of
the Constitution, which vaguely bars members of the executive from
receiving gifts. The clause is just vague enough in it's wording to
cause a lot of trouble for Trump
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