01964nam 2200337 450 991071432160332120230814161626.0(CKB)4100000008043649(NjHacI)994100000008043649(EXLCZ)99410000000804364920230806d2019 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Emoluments Clauses of the U.S. Constitution (IF11086) /Kevin J. Hickey, Michael A. FosterWashington, D.C. :Congressional Research Service,2019.1 online resourceLitigation during the Trump Administration raised a The purpose of the Ineligibility Clause is to preserve the number of legal issues concerning formerly obscure separation of powers and prevent executive influence on the constitutional provisions that prohibit the acceptance or legislature (and vice versa). The Clause thus prohibits receipt of "emoluments" in certain circumstances. This In federal officers from simultaneously serving as Members of Focus provides an overview of these constitutional Congress. Moreover, a Member of Congress may not hold provisions, highlighting several unsettled legal areas an office if it was established during his tenure or if the concerning their meaning and scope, and reviewing the emoluments of that office were increased during his tenure. litigation against former President Donald Trump based on Officers Subject to the his alleged violations of the Emoluments Clauses.ConstitutionsUnited StatesConstitutions342.73023Hickey Kevin J.1379331Foster Michael A(Legislative attorney)NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910714321603321The Emoluments Clauses of the U.S. Constitution (IF11086)3418767UNINA