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Rational Security

The "Emoluments" Edition

Rational Security

The Lawfare Institute

News, Foreignpolicy, Nationalsecurity, Politics, Government, Middleeast

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2016

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump announces his picks for some key national security positions. Meanwhile, Trump grapples with multiple conflicts between his businesses and his coming presidency. The knives are out for NSA Director Adm. Mike Rogers. Plus, a special Thanksgiving Object Lesson.

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0:00.0

Do you hear that?

0:05.0

It might sound like nothing to you,

0:07.0

but it's actually the sound of nuclear, wind and solar energy.

0:11.0

At EDF, we're busy generating more British zero carbon

0:14.8

electricity than anyone to help keep future energy costs down for everyone and

0:19.1

help cut UK carbon emissions to nothing. Sound good to you? Find out more about our

0:24.8

zero carbon generation at EDF Energy.com slash helping Britain.

0:30.0

Okay so I'm going to give you the definition of emolument. This is not emulsion. It's not like a mayonnaise or a salad dressing, emolument.

0:40.0

Emolument. The returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or

0:47.3

Perquizates perquizates perquizates perquizates perquizates perquizates perquizates perquizates perks perquizates

0:52.1

So emoluments. Not emolians, not like hand cream.

0:57.0

The archaic me advantage.

1:00.0

Emane.

1:01.0

Emane.

1:02.0

What is the emoluments clause? Ben Wittis, your legal expert, what's the

1:06.4

emoluments clause? Article 1, section 9, Clause 8, no person holding any office of profit or trust shall without consent

1:20.9

of the Congress accept any present, emolument, office or title of any kind

1:27.6

whatever from any king, prince, or foreign state.

1:31.7

Sounds pretty clear to me. Prince or foreign state. Hmm.

1:33.0

Sounds pretty clear to me.

1:34.0

Interesting.

1:35.0

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