claim: "paying for a hotel room is not a gift or a present and it has nothing to do with an office. it's not an emolument."
author: sheri dillon
evidence_1: jan 12, 2017 ... paying for a hotel room is not a gift or a present and it has nothing to do with an  office. it's not an emolument. the constitution does not require ...
evidence_2: jan 11, 2017 ... in that way, no one, especially not a foreign government, could make him richer  by ... the bottom line is that donald trump will continue to own his hotels. ... to “ pay for a hotel room is not a gift or a present, and it has nothing to do with an  office. it's not an emolument, [and therefore] the constitution does not ...
evidence_3: jan 11, 2017 ... trump's attorneys opines on emoluments clause, misquotes it ... it's unfortunate  the official transcript used quotation marks. ... to apply to fair value exchanges  that have absolutely nothing to do with an office holder. no ... paying for a hotel  room is not a gift or a present and it has nothing to do with an office.
evidence_4: jan 23, 2017 ... an emolument is any kind of payment made to a federal official, according to the  suit. ... "paying for a hotel room is not a gift or a present and it has nothing to do  with an office. it's ... on monday, her office declined comment on the pending  lawsuit against ... but it's not clear that the suit will be able to proceed.
evidence_5: jun 12, 2017 ... the clause says “no person holding any office of profit or trust under ... but what  we do know is that this is not the first time trump has been hit ... any emoluments  clause violation by saying that “paying for a hotel room is not a gift or a present  and it has nothing to do with an office. it's not an emolument.".