Campaign to impeach Donald Trump over his ownership of luxury hotel and golf courses launched moments after he is sworn in
Concerns he is breaking constitutional rules with his businesses is being used as a lever to oust the billionaire from the White House
DONALD Trump had only been President of the United States for a matter of moments when efforts were already underway to impeach him.
As the new commander in chief was sworn in, a campaign on , started laying the groundwork to get him ousted from the White House.
Ethics experts have also warned his financial holdings could possibly lead to constitutional violations.
“It will undermine faith in basic institutions. If nothing else, it’s important for Americans to trust that the president is doing what he thinks is the right thing … not that it would help jump-start a stalled casino project in another country.”
Democrats and liberal activists have been mounting more and more pressure on Trump and his new administration.
Among them is the American Civil Liberties Union, which is planning to wield public-records requests and lawsuits in an attempt to protect immigrants.
Anthony D. Romero, the ACLU’s executive director told the Washington Post: “We think that President Trump will be in violation of the Constitution and federal statutes on day one, and we plan a vigorous offense to ensure the worst of the constitutional violations do not occur.
“We may have a new president, but we have the same old system of checks and balances."
The group believes soon many other organisations will join the cause.
They argue that Trump will instantly be violating the U.S. Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause, which means a president cannot accept a gift or benefit from another foreign leader or government.
Fein cited several examples, which included the Industrial & Commerical Bank of China paying rent for its space in Trump Tower in New York and spending by foreign diplomats who are staying at Trump's hotel in Washington, along with other properties he owns.
He also mentioned the president's business partner in the Philippines who was named as a special envoy to America.
There were protests on Friday during and after Trump was sworn in with demonstrators throwing rocks.
Over 100 people were arrested.