President Donald Trump lashed out at Democrats on Monday for trying to “build a case that I enrich myself by being President,” instead arguing that President Barack Obama’s Netflix and book deals should be investigated.
There is a big difference, though. The subject of Democrats’ scrutiny, and that of a federal lawsuit, is whether Trump has benefited while he is in office from foreign governments or federal officials patronizing his hotel and resort businesses.
Obama’s Netflix and book deals, while lucrative, were announced after he left office. It’s become pretty standard for ex-commanders in chief to land multimillion-dollar book contracts and pricey speaking engagements. The first was Ulysses S. Grant. While Barack and Michelle Obama’s production deal with Netflix is a different type of post-presidential media project, it’s unclear why Trump thinks it should be something to be investigated, other than the fact that he...
There is a big difference, though. The subject of Democrats’ scrutiny, and that of a federal lawsuit, is whether Trump has benefited while he is in office from foreign governments or federal officials patronizing his hotel and resort businesses.
Obama’s Netflix and book deals, while lucrative, were announced after he left office. It’s become pretty standard for ex-commanders in chief to land multimillion-dollar book contracts and pricey speaking engagements. The first was Ulysses S. Grant. While Barack and Michelle Obama’s production deal with Netflix is a different type of post-presidential media project, it’s unclear why Trump thinks it should be something to be investigated, other than the fact that he...
- 9/16/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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