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The intensifying threat of Donald Trump’s emoluments

Donald Trump will once again violate the Constitution’s Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses if he serves a second term as president of the United States and fails to divest from his businesses.

FAQ: The conservative attack on the merit-based civil service 

[…] were awarded based on patronage. Known today as the spoils system, presidents and party leaders issued appointments and important government positions (or “spoils”) to friends and to pay back people who helped them get elected. This quid pro quo system of politics and federal employment continued in various forms for the first several decades […]

President Trump’s legacy of corruption, four years and 3,700 conflicts of interest later

[…] for years after he is gone. In the last four years, Trump has flouted all kinds of norms set by previous presidents, starting with his decision not to divest from his business interests while in office, setting the stage for what became an administration marked by placing self-interest and profiteering at the highest levels […]

Holding presidents accountable

Our democracy urgently needs more robust methods for holding the president accountable to the people. 

Restoring checks on executive power

Our democracy urgently needs to restore checks on executive power eroded by Donald Trump and to build new checks on executive power.

Limiting secret money in politics

Our elections have become a competition for money—not just for votes. To restore our democracy, we need to limit secret money in politics.

Reforming executive branch ethics

Trump has been an ethics disaster, and exposed a glaring need for executive branch ethics reform, to hold those in power accountable to the people.