This photo of Russia's ambassador to the U.S. is the perfect example of Trump's emoluments problem
Just stopping by to drop off an emolument.
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Think Progress
Eleonora Movsisyan is the CEO and founder of Nail Sunny, a chain of nail salons offering manicures and pedicures in several locations across Moscow. The head of the self-described #1 nail art chain in Russia visited Washington, D.C. on Tuesday morning for a meeting with her countrys new ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Ivanovich Antonov.
A photo posted on Movsisyans personal Instagram account, and on Nail Sunnys company Instagram page, shows that the meeting took place at a popular locale for foreign governments eager to please President Donald Trump: the Trump International Hotel.
Despite the emoluments clause, a provision in the United States Constitution that prohibits Trump and other federal officials from receiving payments from foreign governments, diplomats from around the world have been holding events at his properties since his 2016 election.
In December 2016, ThinkProgress reported that under pressure the Kuwaiti government had cancelled a contract with one Washington hotel and moved a major event to Trumps new hotel. A former Mexican ambassador has alleged that Trumps State Department is actively encouraging world leaders to use Trumps hotel for official visits.
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