Trump set to violate US constitution on his first day in office

U.S President-elect, Donald Trump, is set to violate the US Constitution on the first day of his presidency after insisting he will not relinquish ownership of his businesses while in office but will only hand over the management of his companies to his children. In doing so, Mr Trump is likely to violate Article 1, Section 9 of the US Constitution, which says no holder of public office can “without the Consent of the Congress, accept any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince or foreign state”. One possible way around the constitutional regulation could be for the President-elect to seek congressional approval to retain his businesses and be provided with permission to profit from foreign governments.