July 24, 2019

READ: House Emoluments Probe Heats Up With Demand For Mar-a-Lago Docs

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/read-house-emoluments-probe-heats-up-with-demand-for-mar-a-lago-docs?fbclid=IwAR1poTmFENtJ1ARxwiddE2YwVhrQqKjV8J-iFOch9D06PZ07VdfLHewq_yM
"Committee Chair Eliot Engel (D-NY) asked the State Department to provide the panel with correspondence with Trump-owned entities, billing records and invoices, reimbursement forms, and records relating to whether a “dedicated Department credit card” has been used at any Trump-owned entity. “I am concerned over multiple reports that the State Department has been spending tens of thousands of U.S. taxpayer dollars that end up in the pocket of President Trump, in possible violation of the Domestic Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution,” the letter reads. The domestic emoluments clause forbids the president from receiving additional compensation from the state or federal government beyond the salary set by Congress."