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How is someone STILL allowed to use a PRESIDENTIAL SEAL - when he is no longer the President?

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Trump uses presidential seal at New Jersey golf club amid ethics complaints

Former president Donald Trump was spotted using the presidential seal on multiple items during the LIV Golf tournament at his Bedminster, N. J., golf course.

The seal was plastered on towels, golf carts and other items as the former president participated at the pro-am of the Saudi-sponsored tournament Thursday.

It is against federal law to use the presidential and vice-presidential seals in ways that could convey "a false impression of sponsorship or approval by the Government of the United States."

While violating this law could result in imprisonment of "not more than six months," a fine, or both, these punishments are rarely doled out.

This is not the first time the display of the seal has been reported at Trump properties. The logo appeared on a marker at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Fla. in an Instagram post earlier this year, according to Forbes. WNYC and ProPublica reported in 2018 that the Trump Organization ordered golf course markers with the emblem on them.

Last year, a Washington D. C.-based watchdog group accused his Bedminster golf club of profiting from using images of the presidential seal

How is someone STILL allowed to use a PRESIDENTIAL SEAL - when he is no longer the President?
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