Second, the memo offers the narrow definition of "emolument," citing the corpus linguistics analysis published by James Phillips and Sarah White in the South Texas Law Review: Similarly, although the Emoluments Clauses prevent federal officers from accepting gifts or other "emolument" from foreign, federal or state governments or government officials,4 the Emoluments Clauses do not prohibit ordinary and customary private business transactions untethered to the… [read post]