little world where you and I get to make such binding deals. And you should be on perfectly solid footing with me, because I am very much an innocent until proven guilty sort.

The purpose of this should be to see what conflicts of interest the president may have. That's another good one to me. The entire concept of "emoluments" has generally become an object of ridicule from within the Trump cult. That one dates all the way back to the nation's founding. Never a question that presidents' businesses should not be able to profit from their presidencies, because that presents unacceptable conflicts between their personal interests, and the nations' interests. I recently finished "Hamilton", and the Emolument Clause was all over discussions of the 1790s.

Never a question, until now, that is. Now the cult sees it as something to be ridiculed. And Trumpies, very much embodied in your post here, are much more concerned with the well being of the Dear Cult Leader's business interests than the nation's interests.

Emoluments, transparency, good governance - just a few of the basic assumptions about common decency that Trumpism calls into doubt.