youments clause we are hearing about and whether donald trump could be in violation of it. >> over the thanksgiving holiday i spent some time reading the journal of william mcclay, a senator in the first congress in 1789. he discussed the role of the president in detail and made it clear that americans did not want a president who was above the law. we did not want a king. he also made it clear the e-moll you meants -- emoluments clause prohibited any from withholding trust and confidence problem with the government from accepting a title or president from a foreign government. an emolument is any source of profit from a foreign government. we do not want our politicians, including our president, on the