

"This case is now bigger even than Donald Trump's crimes and impacts whether the Article I branch can conduct effective oversight to impose accountability on the Article II branch," said Pascrell, referring to the legislative and executive branches of government. Pascrell went on to applaud Attorney General Merrick Garland for "doing the right thing and no longer using the government to shield a corrupt private citizen." And for 849 days, our request has been illegally blocked by a tag-team of the Trump Justice Department and a Trump-appointed judge."
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Our request was made in full accordance with the law and pursuant to Congress' constitutional oversight powers. "Our committee first sought Donald Trump's tax returns on April 3, 2019-849 days ago. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), chair of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, said in a statement. Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel said Friday that the Treasury Department is obligated by law to hand former President Donald Trump's tax returns over to the House Ways and Means Committee, opening the door for Congress to finally obtain the documents after more than two years of legal battles and stonewalling by his administration. Trump has handed over the daily operations to his two adult sons, and placed his assets in a revocable trust, of which he is the sole beneficiary.The U.S. Some have filed a lawsuit, arguing that payments by foreign governments to Trump-owned businesses violate the Constitution. Many ethics experts agree the only way for Trump to avoid violations of the emoluments clause is to completely divest from all his businesses.


"Complying with the Constitution is not an optional exercise, but a requirement for serving as our nation's President," he said. Elijah Cummings, the oversight committee's top Democrat, on Wednesday sent a letter to Sorial saying his response was "meager."Ĭummings said that based upon the pamphlet's statements, it does not appear the Trump Organization will ask any of their customers whether they represent foreign governments.Ĭummings said the pamphlet raises "grave concerns" because the Trump Organization's executives see it as "impractical" to obey the clause in the Constitution.

He also said the company had appointed a chief ethics officer, and that Sorial himself had been named chief compliance counsel to help prevent any emoluments violations. In an accompanying letter to the House committee, George Sorial, the Trump Organization's executive vice president, pointed out that any donation of foreign profits would be voluntary. The pamphlet did say the company would track foreign state profits by reviewing three sources, including direct billing of foreign governments, banquets with foreign governments and payments from a "reasonably identifiable foreign government entity." It says that asking guests whether they're representing a foreign government would "impede upon personal privacy and diminish the guest experience of our brand." The pamphlet had been distributed to senior Trump employees worldwide, and it stated that it would be impractical to identify every foreign guest. What the committee got in response was a copy of a glossy nine-page brochure that lays out the Trump Organization's policy. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has pushed the Trump Organization to say how foreign-sourced profits would be identified, calculated, tracked and reported. Constitution's emoluments clause, which prohibits a president from accepting gifts and payments from foreign governments. Trump made the promise in mid-January as a way to avoid violating the U.S. Treasury all foreign profits from his hotels and resorts, according to documents released in recent days. The Trump Organization appears to be making only a limited effort to live up to President Trump's promise to give the U.S.
