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Fiendish Thingy

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1. The Emoluments Clause has no enforcement mechanism other than impeachment

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:53 AM

14 hrs ago

There is no statute associated with the Emoluments Clause that Trump could be charged with violating.

That doesn’t mean the next congress can’t investigate and impeach him for his corruption.

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'Stunning' disclosure shows what Trump's doing isn't legal: ex-White House lawyer [View all] turbinetree 14 hrs ago OP

The Emoluments Clause has no enforcement mechanism other than impeachment Fiendish Thingy 14 hrs ago #1

Legal is for suckers and losers. I doubt there's much of anything he does anymore Ocelot II 14 hrs ago #2

I was going to say the same. tanyev 14 hrs ago #3