—How is something like this even legal? Democrats on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee have clashed with GSA for years over an investigation into whether President Donald Trump’s ties to the government lease violate the Constitution. But committee members on Tuesday questioned whether a hypothetical sale of the lease to a foreign government or entity would raise new Emoluments Clause concerns. [...]Last year, GSA’s inspector general found the agency’s legal team “ignored” legal questions about the Emoluments Clause, but declined to weigh in on whether or not the 2012 lease violated the Constitution. federalnewsnetwork.com — Jan 28, 2020

Source: CNN February 18, 2022 08:21 UTC