Jonathans Verdicts

Jonathans Verdicts


Jonathan's Verdicts Episode 007

July 10, 2017

The verdict for this episode is: the Emoluments Clause should cover elected officials.

This episode explains the meaning of the word emolument. It also discusses arguments against and for the proposition that the Emoluments Clause covers elected officials. The episode concludes with what seems like a bit of logic that's hard to ignore.