Sentences with phrase «domestic emoluments»

Under the so - called domestic emoluments clause, the president is prohibited from receiving any compensation from federal or state governments other than his $ 400,000 salary.

The domestic emoluments clause, also known as the presidential compensation clause, says the president shall receive compensation for his services, «which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that period any other emolument from the United States, or any of them.»

The suit against Trump, brought by Maryland and Washington, D.C., claims that the president is violating the Constitution's foreign and domestic emoluments clauses by accepting payments from foreign governments and states through his business empire.

A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that Maryland and Washington, D.C., have standing to pursue a narrowed claim in their lawsuit contending that President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution's foreign and domestic emoluments clauses by accepting payments from foreign governments and states through his business empire.

The Articles of Impeachment were filed under obstruction of justice, violation of the foreign emoluments clause, violation of the domestic emoluments clause, undermining the federal judiciary and undermining the freedom of the press.

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Mr Thompson said Ghana spent approximately 71.4 per cent of domestic revenue in 2015 on emoluments and interest payment, which jumped to 78.2 per cent in 2016.