U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) is due to introduce a congressional resolution this week - possibly as soon as today (Nov. 29) - requiring President-elect Donald Trump's conflicts of interest be completely resolved before he officially takes office on Jan. 20, 2017.
Cardin, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, stated on Nov. 22 (via his website) that he believes Trump's many business investments could result in inappropriate entanglements and questionable foreign policy choices once he assumes the presidency.
How far Cardin's bill will actually travel in a Republican Congress is hard to say...
But according to part of his online announcement last week, his resolution will "note that in the absence of such actions by the president-elect before he assumes office or specific authorization by Congress, Congress will regard dealings by Trump-owned companies with any entity owned by a foreign government as potential violations of the Constitution."
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Since the Maryland senator seems to expect Trump's past business involvements to obstruct his future presidential decisions - and he's not alone in this concern, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-CA) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) have both expressed similar concerns as well - we're curious...
Could Congress deem Donald Trump's conflicts of interest reason enough to keep him from the White House?
Here are the answers we've found...
Trump's Conflicts of Interest Could Lead to... Impeachment or Nothing
It's important to mention that Donald Trump's election has brought with it myriad unprecedented political, financial, and business complications never before seen in the history of U.S. presidential elections.
So the answer(s) to the question of whether or not Congress could keep Trump from the White House because of his conflicts of interests are, at this point, based on conjecture.
That stated, there is one highly qualified expert on the matter who believes that, yes, Trump's conflicts of interest could keep him from assuming the presidency - the minute he steps into the Oval Office, no less...
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Harvard Law Professor Larry Tribe, one of the nation's preeminent constitutional scholars, firmly believes that, unless Trump divests completely from all his business associations now, he should be impeached the minute he assumes the presidency.
Tribe explained his reasoning to Think Progress on Nov. 25...
Tribe said this violation would qualify as one of the "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" set forth by the Constitution that would require Trump to be "removed from Office" - i.e., impeached.
But regardless of Tribe's many credentials and his expertise, this scenario still boils down to just one man's opinion.
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And as far as the likelihood of Congress pushing Cardin's pre-inauguration resolution into action - well, Senate and House Republicans would have to unanimously support the bill.
Which likely won't happen...
Richard Painter, who served as the chief ethics lawyer for former President George W. Bush's administration, told Mother Jones as much on Nov. 23...
"Only Congress is in a position to address Trump's conflicts of interest," he said. "And they won't."
In fact, according to a host of media outlets today - including CBS News and Bloomberg -congressional Republicans aren't even responding to any of the media's phone calls on the matter.
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