Re:Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder
by Matticus_Rex on Thursday October 23, 2025 @04:31PM
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No, this is pretty squarely outside the scope, and only specific amounts received from in-scope parties (i.e. governments) would be subject. And there's a standing issue. Basically the emoluments clause doesn't have real teeth for most purposes, even where it applies.
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Re:Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder
by Animats on Thursday October 23, 2025 @04:35PM
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> only specific amounts received from in-scope parties
Like Quatar and the used 747.
Re:Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder
by Matticus_Rex on Thursday October 23, 2025 @05:01PM
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It should apply there, though the first Trump admin argued a very narrow interpretation that mostly exempts the president in the first term, at the end of which the case was declared moot (leaving us in suspense about what SCOTUS would have said). Great commentary on emoluments and needed reforms in light of this here: https://www.execfunctions.org/p/trump-20-and-the-foreign-emo...