His mark is worse than his bite . <| sep |> In the text , the Emoluments Clause prohibits any Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under the Constitution from accepting any present , Emolument , Office , or Title , of any kind whatever , from any King , Prince , or foreign State . Immediately , it is clear that the text limits the clause to gifts from foreign governments and the officials . So if he ask for a building permit from a foreign official which he has that permit has value , there you have your violation of the clause <| sep |> Not chubby , just beautiful ! <| sep |> It ' s definitely just as easy . Somemost actually , apparently people are just too stupid and uncoordinated to figure out how to do it on their own .