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On the recordMarch 11, 2019
It looks like you are trying to purchase influence. It looks like it could be a violation of the Emoluments Clause of the United States Constitution.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Johnson questions the ethics of staying at the Trump Hotel regarding influence on the merger.

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