,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #d  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate   
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #d1    
#bjag ,mr4 ,c>d9 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,leahy1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,c>p]1 ,mrs4   
,murray1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4  
,re$1 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4     
,casey1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1  
,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 
,mr4 ,frank51 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4         
,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4 ,murphy1  
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,mr4 ,m>key1
 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,van    
,holl51 & ,mrs4 ,fe9/e97 submitt$ !     
foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,homel&       
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs        
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,cl>ify+ any  
pot5tial misund]/&+ z to :e!r actions   
tak5 by ,presid5t-elect ,donald ,trump  
con/itute a violation ( ! ,emolum5ts    
,clause1 & call+ on ,presid5t-elect     
,trump to dive/ 8 int]e/ 91 & sev] 8    
relation%ip to1 ! ,trump ,organization4 
,:]eas article ,i1 section #i1 clause #h

 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,con/itution         
7commonly kn[n z ! ,emolum5ts ,clause7  
decl>es1 ,no title ( ,nobility %all be  
grant$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,& no ,p]son 
hold+ any ,(fice ( ,pr(it or ,tru/ "u   
!m1 %all1 )\t ! ,cons5t ( ! ,congress1  
accept ( any pres5t1 ,emolum5t1 ,(fice1 
or ,title1 ( any k9d :atev]1 f any ,k+1 
,pr9ce1 or =eign ,/ate42 ,:]eas1 accord+
 to ! rem>ks ( ,gov]nor ,edmund ,r&olph 
at ! #aghg ,con/itutional ,conv5tion1 ! 
,emolum5ts ,clause 0 ?\ght prop]1 9 ord]
 to exclude corruption & =eign influ5ce1
 to prohibit any "o 9 (fice f receiv+ or
 hold+ any emolum5ts f =eign /ates2     
,:]eas ! issue ( =eign corruption       
greatly conc]n$ ! ,f\nd+ ,fa!rs ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 su* t ,alex&] ,hamilton 9
 ,f$]ali/ ,no4 #bb wrote1 ,9 republics1 
p]sons elevat$ f ! mass ( ! community1  
by ! suffrages ( _! fell[-citiz5s1 to   
/ations ( great pre-em95ce & p[]1 may   
f9d comp5sations = betray+ _! tru/1 :i*1
 to any b m9ds animat$ & guid$ by       
sup]ior virtue1 may appe> to exce$ !    

proportion ( int]e/ !y h 9 ! common     
/ock1 & to ov]balance ! obligations (   
duty4 ,h5ce x is t hi/ory furni%es u ) s
 _m mortify+ examples ( ! preval5cy (   
=eign corruption 9 republican           
gov]nm5ts42 ,:]eas ! ,presid5t ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates is ! head ( ! executive   
bran* ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & is expect$ 
to h undivid$ loyalty to ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 & cle>ly occupies an (fice (    
pr(it or tru/ )9 ! mean+ ( article ,i1  
section #i1 clause #h ( ! ,con/itution1 
accord+ to ! ,(fice ( ,legal ,c\nsel ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice2 ,:]eas ! ,(fice ( 
,legal ,c\nsel ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice  
op9$ 9 #bjji t corporations own$ or     
controll$ by a =eign gov]nm5t are       
presumptively =eign /ates "u !          
,emolum5ts ,clause2 ,:]eas              
,presid5t-elect ,donald ,j4 ,trump has a
 bus9ess network1 ! ,trump              
,organization1 t has f9ancial int]e/s   
ar\nd ! _w & negotiates & concludes     
transactions ) =eign /ates & entities t 
are ext5sions ( =eign /ates2 ,:]eas     

,mi*ael ,coh51 an attorney = ,donald ,j4
 ,trump & ! ,trump ,organization1       
initially /at$ t ! ,trump ,organization 
w\ld be plac$ into a bl9d tru/ manag$ by
 ,donald ,trump's *ildr51 ,donald       
,trump1 ,jr41 ,ivanka ,trump1 & ,eric   
,trump2 ,:]eas ! v nature ( a bl9d tru/ 
is su* t ! (ficial w h no control ov]1 w
 receive no communications ab\t1 & w h  
no k ( ! id5tity ( ! specific assets    
held 9 ! tru/1 & t ! manag] ( ! tru/ is 
indep5d5t ( ! own]1 & z su* ! arrangem5t
 propos$ by ,mr4 ,coh5 is n a bl9d tru/2
 ,:]eas1 on ,novemb] #cj1 #bjaf1        
,presid5t-elect ,donald ,j4 ,trump      
ann\nc$ on ,twitt] t ,i w be hold+ a    
major news conf]5ce 9 ,new ,york ,city )
 my *ildr5 on ,decemb] #ae to discuss ! 
fact t ,i w be leav+ my great bus9ess 9 
total 9 ord] to fully focus on runn+ !  
c\ntry 9 ord] to ,,make ,,am]ica ,,great
 ,,aga962 ,:]eas1 on ,decemb] #ab1      
#bjaf1 ,presid5t-elect ,donald ,j4      
,trump abruptly cancel$ ! plann$        
,decemb] #ae1 #bjaf1 news conf]5ce1 &   

has provid$ no set date = a future      
ann\ncem5t2 ,:]eas1 on ,decemb] #ab1    
#bjaf1 ,presid5t-elect ,donald ,j4      
,trump /at$ on ,twitt]1 ,ev5 ?\gh ,i am 
n m&at$ by law to d s1 ,i w be leav+ my 
bus9eses sic be=e ,janu>y #bj? s t ,i c 
focus full "t on ! ,presid5cy4 ,two ( my
 *ildr51 ,don & ,eric1 plus executives1 
w manage !m4 ,no new deals w be done    
dur+ my t]m7s7 9 (fice2 ,:]eas num]\s   
legal & con/itutional exp]ts1 includ+   
sev]al =m] ,:ite ,h\se e?ics c\nsels1 h 
made cle> t1 not)/&+ ! problems inh]5t 9
 tempor>ily c$+ control ( ! ,trump      
,organization to 8 *ildr51 su* an       
arrangem5t1 9 :i* ! ,presid5t-elect     
fails to exit ! own]%ip ( 8 bus9esses   
?r\gh use ( a bl9d tru/ or equival5t1 w 
leave ! ,presid5t-elect ) a p]sonal     
f9ancial int]e/ 9 bus9esses t collect   
=eign gov]nm5t paym5ts & b5efits1 :i*   
raises bo? con/itutional & public int]e/
 conc]ns2 ,:]eas ,presid5ts ,ronald     
,reagan1 ,george ,h4,w4 ,bu%1 ,william  
,j4 ,cl9ton1 & ,george ,w4 ,bu% h set ! 

prec$5t ( us+ true bl9d tru/s1 9 :i* _! 
hold+s 7 liquidat$ & plac$ 9 new        
inve/m5ts unkn[n to !m by an indep5d5t  
tru/ee :o manag$ !m free ( familial     
bias2 ,:]eas ! cont9u$ int]m+l+ ( !     
bus9ess ( ! ,trump ,organization & ! "w 
( gov]nm5t has ! pot5tial to con/itute !
 =eign corruption s fe>$ by ! ,f\nd+    
,fa!rs & to betray ! tru/ ( ,am]ica's   
citiz5s2 ,:]eas ! int5t ( ?is resolution
 is to prev5t any pot5tial misund]/&+ or
 crisis ) reg>ds to :e!r ! actions (    
,donald ,j4 ,trump z ,presid5t ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates w violate ! ,emolum5ts    
,clause ( ! ,con/itution1 ,f$]al law1 or
 fundam5tal pr9ciples ( e?ics2 & ,:]eas 
,congress has an in/itutional1          
con/itutional obligation to ensure t !  
,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates does n      
violate ! ,emolum5ts ,clause & is       
dis*>g+ ! obligations ( (fice bas$ on ! 
national int]e/1 n bas$ on p]sonal      
int]e/3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ,congress--
 7#a7 calls ^u ,presid5t-elect ,donald  
,j4 ,trump to foll[ ! prec$5t e/abli%$  

by prior ,presid5ts & conv]t 8 assets to
 simple1 conflict-free hold+s1 adopt    
bl9d tru/s manag$ by an indep5d5t tru/ee
 ) no relation%ip to ,donald ,j4 ,trump 
or 8 bus9esses1 or take o!r equival5t   
measures1 9 ord] to ensure compliance ) 
! ,emolum5ts ,clause ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,con/itution2  7#b7 calls ^u            
,presid5t-elect ,donald ,j4 ,trump n to 
use ! p[]s or opportunities ( 8 position
 z ,presid5t-elect or ,presid5t ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates = any purpose relat$ to ! 
,trump ,organization2 &  7#c7 reg>ds1 9 
! abs5ce ( su* actions outl9$ 9 p>agraph
 7#a7 or specific au?orization by       
,congress1 deal+s t ,donald ,j4 ,trump1 
z ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 may h    
?r\gh 8 companies ) =eign gov]nm5ts or  
entities own$ or controll$ by =eign     
gov]nm5ts z pot5tial violations ( !     
,emolum5ts ,clause4