Grade 2 of 5: Major Abuse of Power
Trump Emoluments: Foreign Government Payments Through Business Deals, Gifts, and Cryptocurrency
An unprecedented pattern of foreign government payments flowing to the president's personal businesses and financial ventures, including real estate deals in Vietnam, Serbia, Saudi Arabia, and the Gulf states, the LIV Golf partnership, a $400 million Qatari jet, and cryptocurrency schemes — prompting multiple Senate resolutions, introduced but not passed, that characterize the arrangements as Emoluments Clause violations.