WATCH: How Donald Trump’s New Vancouver Tower Could Violate Emoluments Clause
You will remember that Donald Trump announced before his inauguration that he is not breaking ties with his business in order to remove the massive conflicts of interests he faces, but rather he decided to put his sons in charge and pretend like everything is solved.
CNN ran a story on Wednesday evening investigating whether Trump will be in violation of the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause.
The CNN piece reports about a new high end tower in Vancouver that Donald Trump has an interest in. There is foreign money that is flowing into the real estate project and the Trump Organization is benefiting from that foreign money.
The developer is a controversial Malaysian developer.
Former Obama ethics czar called the Vancouver tower an “Emoluments magnet.”
The Emoluments Clause is a provision in the Constitution that bars the president from receiving gifts or other money from foreign governments.
The CNN piece raises questions about who is funding the purchase of condos within the building and whether Trump is receiving money funneled by foreign governments.
