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Key Facts Is It Legal For The Coast Guard To Sell Trump Wine? “This is one of those things where there probably isn’t any legal issue, but there is an optics and an ethics issue,” said Jordan Libowitz, a spokesperson for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a government watchdog. He noted that whether the sales violate the Constitution’s domestic emoluments clause—which prohibits presidents from receiving government benefits beyond their salary—depends on how the wine is purchased. The president and vice president are exempt from most federal conflict-of-interest laws.
