former PresidenttrumpTrump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of the self-made social platform “Truth Social,” went public this week. The New York Times reported that experts said that if Trump wins the election this year, the controversy on the social platform may increase. Issues of interest because foreign powers could use the platforms to try to influence Trump.
During the Trump administration, he was questioned about conflicts of interest due to his operation of hotels and other real estate businesses. Experts who study the ethics of public servants said that if Trump wins this year’s election, Trump Media Group, which has become a public company, may be better off than it was during the Trump administration. Conflict of interest disputes are manifold.
Jack Goldsmith, assistant attorney general to former President George W. Bush and a law professor at Harvard University, said that if a foreign government wanted to curry favor with Trump, it would be easier to do so through social media. Group platforms spend money, Trump benefits
The report pointed out that experts have analyzed that if companies and other organizations want to influence Trump, they can buy advertising in “real communities” or buy shares of Trump Media Group to attract Trump’s attention. Every word and action of the President of the United States attracts the attention of the entire world. Trump will be in a very unusual position by then, and he will have the means to direct traffic into the “real community.”
Like are there laws that can control Trump? Experts say Trump faces few legal hurdles because the president is not subject to federal conflict of interest laws and constitutional checks and balances have failed during Trump’s time in office.
Trump has faced several lawsuits for violating the Constitution’s “Emoluments Clause”, which aims to prevent a president from using his office for profit and corruption. Trump has filed lawsuits over his running of businesses such as the Washington Hotel, but most of the lawsuits have been dismissed by courts, or the Supreme Court has dismissed the suits.
Former federal appeals court judge J. Michael Luttig pointed out that if Trump wins the November election, there is no doubt that the regulatory impact of the “emoluments clause” on Trump will be much less than the effectiveness of the “emoluments clause” at any time.
Democratic Maryland federal state that launched a conflict of interest investigation into TrumpRepresentativeJamie Raskin (Jamie Raskin) said that the “emoluments clause” is now almost ineffective. If the “Emoluments Clause” is to be revived, Congress would have to create a legislative mechanism on how to implement the spirit of the clause.
Bush’s tenurewhite HouseEthics lawyer Richard Painter pointed out that if Trump wins the election, his frequent use of “real communities” after taking office would resemble his habit of in-depth postings on Twitter during his previous administration. Its social platforms make profits, which is unfair to other social media.
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