Emoluments and Gifts Prohibition, and Exceptions to It, Article [Law] of the US Constitution: Article I, Section 9, Clause 8:

 

Emoluments and Gifts Prohibition, and Exceptions to It, Article [Law] of the US Constitution:

Article I, Section 9, Clause 8:

"No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."

They are prohibited, except for a majority vote by the US Congress of approval for their acceptance on a case-by-case basis, because they are, can become or tend to be gratuities to ingratiate, influence and compromise and tether or psychologically control our leaders in the service or furtherance of the interests, potentially at the expense of or in priority over the US domestic or national interest, or some part of it, of a foreign power or powers.