The April 15th Pledge

January 20, 2017
The Honorable Steven Mnuchin
Secretary of the Treasury
United States of America
Dear Mr. Secretary;
I am writing to inform you that effective April 15, 2017, I intend to cease paying Federal Income Taxes. I will pay no further taxes until President Donald J. Trump complies with Article 1, Section 9 — the ‘Emoluments Clause' — of the United States Constitution.
President Trump’s vague pledges to abide by the Constitution in this regard, as every president before him has done, do not satisfy the spirit, the intent, or the letter of the said clause.
I intend to withhold my tax payments until such time as an independent committee finds unequivocally that President Trump has rid himself of conflicts and complied with the Emoluments Clause, and the United States Congress has certified this finding.
Very Respectfully,
/s/
Richard V Badalamente
Citizen, United States of America