1. The emoluments problem is real but we have to think about it politically rather than just legally. https://thinkprogress.org/trump-poised-to-violate-constitution-his-first-day-in-office-george-w-bushs-ethics-lawyer-says-73e14789a935#.pdyy6sria …
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9. Trump corruption also didn't hurt because he was contrast gainer: his supporters saw Clinton as even more corrupt.But now Clinton is gone
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if they could convince themselves that Clinton was more corrupt, then further self-delusion will not be hard.
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FWIW I think Obama should issue executive orders that Trump has to rescind or challenge in court to maintain conflicts-of-interest
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Make him visibly use the office to remove a plain obstruction to, say, profiting from diplomats using his properties, etc.
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agree. And as you know, raising it legally may be the only way to get it into the political sphere.
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Right -- the legal system will be a big terrain for challenging Trump. But we have to see it in political terms.
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