Presidential profiteering

[Omniscient]

5 CFR § 2635.702 - Use of public office for private gain.

unethical

unprofessional

violation of the law

violation of the Constitution

violation of oath of office

also: The emoluments clause, also called the foreign emoluments clause, is a provision of the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 9, Paragraph 8) that generally prohibits federal officeholders from receiving any gift, payment, or other thing of value from a foreign state or its rulers, officers, or representatives

 

[OrphanSlug]

Um, you guys do realize that 5 CFR 2635.702 applies to “employees” and not the President don’t you?

You should also look into Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (and all the changes since.)

There is no law that requires a President to sell, or avoid interacting, with their business interests while being President. There are federal laws and regulations restricting how other government officials (“employees”) handle private business, outside employment, conflicts of interest, and other activities. However, Congress deliberately and directly exempted the President from those restrictions.

Ethical conversation a bit cloudy here but the reality is law has crafted us to where we are, and at the end of the day a President can pretty much do whatever they want with their business interests on the assumption of disclosure requirements and avoidance of abusing their office for private gain.

Now we can argue about any one item that may qualify as abuse or lack of disclosure but Presidents all along the way have made profit while being President. Some are more forward about it than others of course but as a matter of law there is work to do before validating the bumper sticker level rhetoric of the OP picture.