If we’ve learned anything about Donald Trump in the eight years since he first sat down behind the Resolute Desk, it’s that’s you can’t say anything about Donald Trump, good or bad, without offending someone to their very core. Even if we’re talking about tee markers … yes, we said tee markers.

In a report published on Wednesday, Forbes confirmed that tee markers bearing the U.S. Presidential Seal have been spotted at five Trump-owned golf courses, most recently at Trump National Golf Club Westchester. You might be wondering “what’s the big deal?” The answer is simple: Those tee markers may be in violation of federal law.

Title 18 USC 713 of the United States Code expressly prohibits the use of the Presidential Seal—as well as the seal of various other government offices—“for the purpose of conveying, or in a manner reasonably calculated to convey, a false impression of sponsorship or approval by the Government of the United States.” In other words, you can’t use the crest of the Oval Office to directly or indirectly promote your own private business (i.e. a golf course) even if you happen to be the President of the United States. Individuals or organisations found in violation of this law, are subject to fine and up to six months in prison.

According to Forbes, this has been a recurring issue at various Trump golf courses since 2018, when Presidential Seal tee markers began to be spotted at Trump golf courses across Florida, New Jersey and New York. The outlet shared photographic evidence of several markers and cited a 2018 ProPublica report, which detailed the removal of similar tee markers from Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach after the club ordered “dozens” of seals for use as tee markers. The club claimed the seals were a gift from “a small group of members, who are incredible fans of the President,” though ProPublica noted the order form for the seals listed the items as purchased by “Trump International.”

In the ocean of issues currently facing the second Trump administration, both domestically and abroad, this is barely a drop, but all Americans can agree that laws should apply to everyone equally so long as they remain laws. Trumps’ defenders will likely see this as another politically motivated witch hunt while his critics will argue it’s another example of the president’s inability to separate the public interests of the United States government and its constituents from the private interests of his businesses. As always, the truth lies somewhere in between, but as we all know, sometimes the fairway can be the hardest to find.

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