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by graeme 2310 days ago
>Emoluments case got thrown out the courts plus he donates 100% of his salary each year.

This isn't correct. It was thrown out because the Democrats lacked standing. It wasn't ruled on the merits: a standing argument means you are not eligible to bring a case yourself.

It's not even a sensible argument: salary is a nominal sum the government pays the president. Emoluments are gifts from foreigners. There's no logical relationship between salary and gifts.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/07/politics/emoluments-lawsuit-t...
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busymom0 2309 days ago
$450k per year is not a nominal sum by any means. He doesn't need to donate his salary but he does. No previous president has ever done this. If a democrat president had done this, they would be all over the news. But since it's Trump, most people don't even know about it. Also if he was really trying to rich himself, why have his company's net worth dropped by 700 million over 3 years? And how about the previous presidents and Pelosi who are worth hundreds of millions after serving while being life time politicians?

I think people are letting their disdain for him cloud their judgement. Also innocent until proven guilty.

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graeme 2309 days ago
Nominal relative to the sums alleged re: emoluments and other intakes of money such as secret service lodging snd not paying city security bills for police at his rallies. Those are in the millions.

You focussed on that and not the central point that your interpretation for dismissal of the court case was incorrect. It has nothing to do with his salary.

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busymom0 2309 days ago
Like I said - innocent until proven guilty.

What exactly is secret service lodging? not paying city security bills for police? Are you being serious? A President and even ex presidents get secret service. How exactly is he lodging? These are absolutely absurd claims.

Have you looked into what the Bidens were up to? Where was everyone when Obama came out of office being worth over 120 million and Nancy Pelosi worth 140 million?

Like I said, I think your disdain for him is clouding your judgement.

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