Who?
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) — Ranking Member, House Judiciary Committee
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Ask a Pol asks:
The emoluments clause — is Trump violating it?
Key Raskin:
“The Emoluments Clause, Article 1, Section 9, Clause 8 of the Constitution says that nobody in federal government, including the President, can receive a payment of any kind, an emolument, a present, an office or a title without the express consent of Congress,” Rep. Jamie Raskin said.
“In the first administration, it was basically millions of dollars he was taking unconstitutionally. Now we’re getting up into the hundreds of millions of dollars.”
- Rep. Jamie Raskin -
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“In the first administration, it was basically millions of dollars he was taking unconstitutionally. Now we’re Raskin told us.
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TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Jamie Raskin (April 2026)
SCENE: After voting on the House floor, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, holds court on the steps of the US Capitol with the congressional press corps.
Rep. Jamie Raskin: “The Emoluments Clause, Article 1, Section 9, Clause 8 of the Constitution says that nobody in federal government, including the President, can receive a payment of any kind, an emolument, a present, an office or a title without the express consent of Congress.
“And he’s never come to Congress for all of the millions and millions of dollars that he’s collecting through the golf clubs, through the hotels and through these business ventures all over the world.
“And in the first administration, it was basically millions of dollars he was taking unconstitutionally. Now we’re getting up into the hundreds of millions of dollars.”
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