The Bank of China is a tenant in Trump Tower and a lender for another building in Midtown Manhattan where Mr. Trump has a significant partnership interest. Experts in legal ethics say those kinds of arrangements could easily run afoul of the Emoluments Clause if they continue after Mr. Trump takes office. Mr. Painter said Congress should embrace that role by passing a resolution directed at Mr. Trump. “That isn’t to say that we shouldn’t be concerned as a policy matter with Trump,” Mr. Tillman said. He said such obscurity could be impermanent, as the recent attention to to Emoluments Clause demonstrates.

Source: New York Times November 22, 2016 02:02 UTC