Trump Not Tracking Foreign Cash He Makes Through Hotels: Report
In yet another example of his massive conflicts of interest and violations of the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause, a new report by NBC News finds that Donald Trump has failed to track foreign cash that is pouring into his hotels.
During a press conference before his inauguration, Trump said that in lieu of setting up a blind trust he would simply put his sons in charge and keep track of foreign cash that passes through his hotels.
“But MSNBC has learned the Trump Organization is not tracking all possible payments it receives from foreign governments, according to new admissions by Trump representatives. By failing to track foreign payments it receives, the company will be hard-pressed to meet Trump’s pledge to donate foreign profits and could even increase its legal exposure,” according to the report.
The Constitution’s Emolument’s Clause bars the president from receiving payments from foreign governments and “Trump pledged to track and donate all profits at his companies from foreign government travel and commerce.”
But it is clear from this new report that Trump is failing to do that.
Trump is currently being sued by government watchdog groups for violating the Emolument’s Clause and according to NBC News, “A lawyer involved in the Emoluments case against Trump who asked not to be identified said it is clear the company’s approach violates the Constitution’s strict ban on the president receiving foreign gifts.”
You can read the full NBC News report here.
