'It is really awful that he just doesn't get it that this is not acceptable,' former White House ethics chief Richard Painter told Newsweek.
Trump has long been criticized for potentially profiting from events and guests at his chain of resorts and hotels. Earlier this year, the president was forced to reverse course after he originally decided to host 2020's G7 economic summit at his Trump National Doral Miami luxury resort. Both Republicans and Democrats had said the idea of hosting world leaders at his business property was inappropriate.
"We've had decades of presidents who separated themselves from their assets in order to show the American people that they could not be bought, that they wouldn't have any potential economic loyalties that would make them think of themselves in front of the American people. But we now have a president who literally is using his official statements to advertise his business," Libowitz added.
Trump is also facing a trio of lawsuits that accuse him of violating the emoluments clause of the Constitution. The clause prohibits federal officials from receiving gifts from foreign or state governments without the consent of Congress. Trump has dismissed the clause as"phony." "The fact is, when we stay at his hotels and his properties, he makes money. Nobody is supposed to make money from the presidency, directly or indirectly, and they are supposed to report these possibilities to the Congress so we have knowledge," Democratic Representative Steve Cohen of Tennessee said during a debate on the House floor in June.
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