‘A recipe for scandal’: Trump conflicts of interest point to constitutional crisis - News Summed Up

‘A recipe for scandal’: Trump conflicts of interest point to constitutional crisis


A few moments after expressing indifference to his the fate of his business, Trump claimed that: “In theory, I could run my business perfectly, and then run the country perfectly. Under the constitution, on 8 November Americans chose electors, usually party officials, to represent their states in the electoral college. Some legal experts argue that the electoral college cannot approve a candidate like Trump, who does not fulfil the basic legal requirements. “The important thing for the electoral college is to ensure that he technically complies with the constitution,” Painter told the Observer. It could turn a Trump presidency into one long financial scandal.


Source: The Guardian November 27, 2016 09:01 UTC



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