get more financial records from his accounting firm, and we need to understand if there was any violation of law, although that s up to law enforcement to look at, but if the emolument clause of the constitution was violated that prohibits making a profit off of foreign governments, but we need more information. we are filing requests for more information. we are still waiting for information. the main point is that there is much more work that needs to be done. what about consequences here? what could the former president face? we are looking at legislation and public policy. the determination, if there was any violation is up to law enforcement, but first you have to get the documents. we have to get the facts. that s what the committee is working on. before i let you go i have to ask you about news that developed this afternoon.
deliberations over impeachment and this is an escalation of sort, ana, because right before the congress took its summer break with them, and it announced that it was actively considering articles of impeachment and now what they re saying is this is what it will look like in the week ahead that they broad knen an investigatio and looking at a range of matters and potential criminal matters that occurred this white house and things ranging from dangling pardons from officials urging them and the president did get them to break lieus that implemented immigration policies as well as concerns over possible violation of the emolument clause of the constitution which is designed, of course, to prevent a president from enriching himself and limit foreign influence. democrats want to look at those matters and go under the prospect of the possibility that they may move forward and impeach this president and a significant move that will occur
foreign governments all over the world, expressly prohibited by the emolument clause of the constitution. he brought his son and daughter son-in-law and daughter into the government. any hang onto their businesses. so people see what he is doing and say, well he is getting rich off the presidency. he and his family, why can t i live a little bit? tone at the top, don. it s the key to successful organizations and a rotten tone at the top is the key to failed ones. and that s the kind of administration trump created. we hear i ve heard emoluments a andy investing ee monthly mts. and nothing ever comes of it. it keeps rolling on. david, the president filed his filled his cabinet with many millionaires, even billionaires. he believes these are the best and smartest people. do they need to think again about what public service is about that they are actually serving the public and not themselves and lining their own
following reports he spent $400,000 in taxpayer funds on private jets. do you attribute any of this to the fact that the president is a billionaire and known for lavish living? is the cabinet trying to keep up do you think, norm? don, i don t think it s that. i think it s the president s example of exploiting government. breaking a four decades long bipartisan tradition of giving up businesses. he is hanging onto them, raking in cash and benefits from foreign governments all over the world, expressly prohibited by the emolument clause of the constitution. he brought his son and daughter son-in-law and daughter into the government. any hang onto their businesses. so people see what he is doing and say, well he is getting rich off the presidency. he and his family, why can t i live a little bit? tone at the top, don.
long list of concerns about this white house. what is at the top of your list, richard? well, part of the problem is at the top. that the president says that the rules don t apply to him. and the president can t have a conflict of interest. which is absolutely false. the president, of course, can have a conflict of interest. but if he says that and that he s going to keep his businesses despite the conflicts of interest. and the payments from foreign governments that violate the emolument clause of the constitution. and he s going to be tweeting out accusations about his predecessor without any evidence whatsoever. i mean, if he s going to conduct himself this way, the staff looks at that and says, well, i guess we can do anything we want. then the white house ethics lawyer jump in and said, actually, maybe you can, none of the rules apply to you. this is an awful situation. i m out of time, richard. thank you so much, i appreciate you joining us. president trump still promising