President Reagan's Ability to Receive Retirement Benefits From the State of California

President Reagan’s Ability to Receive Retirement Benefits from the State of California Payment to President Reagan of the state retirement benefits to which he is entitled is not intended to subject him to improper influence, nor would it have any such effect, and therefore his receipt of such benefits would not violate the Presidential Emoluments Clause. U.S. Const., Art. II, § 1, cl. 7. Even if the Presidential Emoluments Clause were interpreted strictly on the basis of the dictionary definition of the term “emolument,” it would not prohibit President Reagan's receipt of state retirement…