AliHajiSheik
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That would be up to the individual and his values. It is however inconsistent with being a public servant and is at odds with that. There was a reason for our founders outlawed office holders from remuneration by foreign interests and that reason has not changed. If Trump does not sell all his interests in other countries before taking office he will be in violation of the Constitution on day one.
So scheming to make money isn't necessarily a bad thing. As for the rest of your post, you are mixing up many terms. It is not "remuneration" and it isn't foreign interests, Article I, Section 9 is more specific than that. For example, the Nobel prize is not a violation of the Emoluments Clause