Supreme Court Dismisses Emoluments Lawsuits. So Let's Add "Emoluments" to Trump Crimes Commission

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🗓️ 26 January 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Attorneys General of Maryland and the District of Columbia, as well as the nonprofit organization Citizens for Responsible Ethics in Washington (CREW) sued Donald Trump for his obvious and chronic violations of the emoluments clause of the Constitution (personally profiting from his office). The trial courts refused to dismiss the cases but Trump engaged in endless appeals and delays. When the cases finally made it up to the Supreme Court, the court dismissed the cases as moot because Trump is no longer president. This does little more than reward Trump for his endless delays. Sadly, the Supreme Court could have and should have relied on its own guiding principle of deciding - rather than dismissing - a case, that is "capable of repetition yet evading review." This unjust development reinforces the need for a Presidential Crimes Commission, as Congressman Eric Swalwell has called it, or a Trump Crimes Commission, as I have called it while sharing a panel with Rep. Swalwell. Given the Supreme Court's unfortunate dismissal, the emoluments issue must now be put on the Crimes Commission's agenda. Please consider becoming a #TeamJustice patron at: https://www.patreon.com/glennkirschner My podcast, "Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner" can be downloaded where you get your podcasts. Follow me on: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/glennkirschner2 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glennkirschner2 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glennkirschner2 Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/glennkirschner) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	So today the Supreme Court dismissed the so-called Amoluments cases against Donald Trump.
0:07.0	The lawsuits that were brought because Donald Trump was unconstitutionally profiting off the presidency. You know, we're going to talk
0:16.3	about that, but don't despair, because this just reinforces to the for a presidential crimes commission,
0:25.0	a Trump crimes commission.
0:28.0	And now we'll simply need to add emoluments to the agenda. Why? Because justice matters. Hey all, Glenn Kirchner here.
0:43.4	So the Supreme Court just dismissed the
0:56.7	emoluments cases, the lawsuits against Donald Trump because he had been
1:01.8	unconstitutionally profiting from foreign governments, foreign entities
1:07.3	based on his position as president.
1:10.1	Here's how NBC News reported the headline today.
1:15.0	Supreme Court dismisses challenges to Trump's business profits.
1:21.0	And here's how Josh Gerstein of Politico reported it out in part.
1:27.8	The Supreme Court has effectively shut down two lawsuits alleging that former President Donald Trump was
1:34.1	violating the Constitution by profiting from his public office. The
1:39.8	announcement by the Supreme Court may indicate that the justices are looking to put the Trump era behind them
1:47.0	and are not eager to wade into disputes about Trump's personal business affairs.
1:55.4	Now, what are emoluments?
1:57.9	It's a 25-cent word, right?
1:59.9	But emoluments are simply, quote, a salary, fee, or profit from employment or office.
2:09.4	And if we want to boil that down to Trump speak, it's profiting from your office.
2:17.0	Now, can a president accept emoluments, gifts money, things of value from foreign governments from foreign
2:25.4	states? The answer would be no. And here is how the emoluments clause of the Constitution can be summed up, a president can
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