Professor Jed Shugerman was quoted in a Washington Post op-ed about a third emoluments lawsuit filed against President Trump.
Fordham law professor Jed Shugerman explains, “It is the Foreign Emoluments clause’s reliance on disclosure that makes these suits constitutionally vital for discovery and disclosure. These criminal [the special prosecutor’s actions]and constitutional interests overlap.” He continues, “The Framers were very concerned with foreign states buying influence, and that concern is even greater when those payments are criminal, like laundering and bribery, because it opens the door to foreign entities extorting and blackmailing for even more influence. The crimes turn the carrot of payments into a stick of blackmail.” He concludes, “Both the emoluments suits and [Robert S.] Mueller [III] need to investigate the financial carrots and, if criminal, their accompanying blackmail sticks.”
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