President Donald J. Trump meets with the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Columnist Earl Ofari Hutchinson writes that Trump continues to skirt constitutional limitations on using the presidency to enrich himself and his family.

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By Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Contributing Columnist

President Donald Trump never uttered the word emoluments.

The Founding Fathers inserted the emoluments clause in the Constitution for one reason and one reason only. They were mindful of the potential of foreign governments exerting undue influence over the policies of the then fledgling U.S.

This is the second of a two-part series on President Donald Trump’s profiteering from the presidency. Excerpted from Earl Ofari Hutchinson’s latest work “Trump for Sale” (Middle Passage Press).

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