Sounds like someone's got a case of the Mondays. President Donald Trump's first business day in his new office included being sued by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). Their complaint, filed in federal court, accuses Trump of violating the "Emoluments Clause" of the U.S. Constitution.
According to the suit, which was filed with New York's Southern District federal court in Manhattan on Monday, Trump is "submerged in conflicts of interest," which "can subtly sway even the most virtuous leaders, and entanglements between American officials and foreign powers could pose a creeping, insidious threat to the Republic," the lawsuit contends.Such conflicts, the suit adds, are banned under the "emoluments" clause, a provision in the Constitution
stating "no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."
CREW contends that any payments from foreign governments to the president's hotels, leases at Trump Tower in New York, rights to rebroadcast or create different versions of Trump's reality TV show, and even rounds at his golf courses are all illegal.
Comment: Given the unprecedented campaign and 'surprise' election of Donald Trump, we can't dismiss the possibility of him being ousted. As the fake news drivels on and the bread and circuses continue, there will be a lot going on behind the political scenes. As Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, "In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way." We'll have to wait and see, keeping our eyes on the Signs.