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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2. Impeachment is a political process, not a legal one. So Trump can do any number of impeachable offences without triggering Congress.
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3. Trump is already doing things that, on the face of it, merit impeachment investigation -- business dealings during transition.
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4.But again, this is a political rather than legal matter. Question is whether Trump's self-enrichment can be used against him politically?
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5. To answer that question, worth asking why Trump's evident corruption (Trump foundation, Trump U case) didn't hurt him in election.
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6. Allied to "it takes a crook to beat the crooks" was "I'm rich so I can't be bought by the special interests."
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7. But Trump's "I'm a shrewd crook who can outwit the crooked system" argument falters if he's using presidency for further self-enrichment
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8. Again & again & again: emoluments problem has to used politically as well as legally. Raising it is way to undermine Trump's support.
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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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