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artappraiser — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 23:16:42 +0000

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Trump runs roughshod over the

artappraiser — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 00:29:39 +0000

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Trump runs roughshod over the Constitution’s emoluments clause

Op-ed by Jennifer Rubin @ The Washington Post, March 9

The Associated Press reported on Wednesday:

China has granted preliminary approval for 38 new Trump trademarks, paving the way for President Donald Trump and his family to potentially develop a host of branded businesses from hotels to insurance to bodyguard and escort services, public documents show.

Trump’s lawyers in China applied for the marks in April 2016, as Trump railed against China at campaign rallies, accusing it of currency manipulation and stealing U.S. jobs.

[....] This follows an earlier action by the Chinese government awarding a single trademark to Trump’s companies just days after Trump reaffirmed our “One China” policy after seeming to question it during the transition.

Ben Cardin (Md.), the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee who has been bird-dogging Trump on emoluments, released a statement. “”This is an astonishing development. For a decade prior to his election as president, Donald Trump sought, with no success, to have lucrative and valuable trademarks granted in the world’s biggest market,” Cardin said. “He was turned down each and every time. The floodgates now appear to be open.” He added, “It’s clear to me that officials in Beijing [....]

‘Big Candy’ is lobbying the

artappraiser — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 00:23:36 +0000

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‘Big Candy’ is lobbying the Trump administration. It’s also holding events at Trump hotels.

By Amy Brittain and Jonathan O'Connell, March 7 @ The Washington Post

As U.S. candymakers descended on South Florida for their industry conference this week, they were scheduled to plot lobbying strategy in the “Ivanka Trump ballroom.” A dessert networking event was planned for the “Donald J. Trump grand patio.” Between meetings, attendees were eligible to enjoy outings on a Trump-owned golf course and massages at a Trump spa.

The National Confectioners Association is doing a lot of business with President Trump’s company.

In addition to this week’s gathering of 600 attendees at the Trump National Doral resort near Miami, the group has booked two upcoming meetings, in September and again in 2018, at the Trump International Hotel down the street from the White House.

At the same time, the organization, representing candy titans Hershey, Mars and Jelly Belly, among other companies, is optimistic about scoring big, early policy wins from the Trump administration. Among the industry’s priorities: a long-sought rollback of government sugar subsidies that candy firms say drive up the costs of making their products [....]