I got sued on a thing called emoluments. Emoluments. You ever hear of the word? Nobody ever heard of it before. And what it is is presidential harassment, because this thing is costing me a fortune being president.

— President Donald Trump, disputing that he’s profiting off the presidency, during an appearance at a Shell petrochemical plant in Pennsylvania where he was supposed to make remarks on energy and manufacturing. Instead, the president quickly changed focus to decry his critics, as he is wont to do.

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