The list of violations or attempted violations of the Constitution by Donald John Trump is long. He exceeds the beliefs of most Republicans that only the parts of the Constitution they believe in are valid. Trump hates most of the law of the land because he believes that laws do not apply to him.

Trump has attempted to obstruct justice more than one dozen times. His attempts to deny the first and 14^th amendments of minorities, Muslims, women, and the LGBTQ community are well-known. He continues to use his position to grow his foreign business interests. Trump’s collusion between Vladimir Putin, and Mohammad bin Salman are acts of pure treason.

Violations of the Emoluments Clause are taken very seriously, as they should be. No president can allow a foreign nation to purchase political favors. When Trump announced that he would host the 2020 G7 Summit at his Doral Country Club in Florida, this would be a blatant and arrogant violation of that clause. Trump would make tens-of-millions of dollars from the event.

Most importantly it would cost taxpayers an amount equal to his profits in the form of extra security and multiple other necessities. Trump had this to say about the Constitution and most notably the Emoluments Clause.

“You people with this phony Emoluments Clause,” he said.

I’ve said it hundreds of times; Trump is not an American president; he is a capitalist. His loyalties are not to the American people they are to those who can increase his personal wealth and to his handler; Vladimir Putin.

Time for change; please vote on November 3, 2020.

Op-ed by James Turnage

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