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He was a bigger risk than the media wanted to report.  We all knew what the issues were and that he was and still is a huge risk.
Unfortunately, the Emoluments Clause has no claws. >

There are quite a few laws and regulations that had their teeth removed. Arguably if something is illegal but there's no punishment then it's not illegal, which I'm sure Republicans have thought of and it's why they're always removing penalties for their "white collar" crime. >

And any non-proportional fine is basically just a permit >

You mean like banks making hundred of millions on opening fake accounts and being fined like $30 million? Yeah that's just the cost of doing business.