The verdict for this episode is: the Emoluments Clause should cover elected officials.
After discussing arguments against and for the proposition that the Emoluments Clause should cover elected officials, I come to a conclusion that I feel is hard to argue against.
Here’s a post I wrote about the Emoluments Clause. It has links to resources about the Emoluments Clause and the arguments against and for the notion that it covers elected officials.
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