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the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important
political stories and why they matter.
You can add another example to the list of actions that President-elect
Trump has taken that mixes his business interests with his new office.
Just days after defeating Hillary Clinton, Trump told British
nationalist politician Nigel Farage to "oppose the kind of offshore wind
farms that Mr. Trump believes will mar the pristine view from one of
his two Scottish golf courses," the New York Times reported.
Soon after the publication of that article last night, Trump suggested
that the conversation with Farage wasn't a big deal. "Prior to the
election it was well known that I have interests in properties all over
the world. Only the crooked media makes this a big deal!" he tweeted.
But here's why Trump's post-election business dealings matter: They
could potentially violate the Constitution's little-known Emoluments
Clause.
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