The British government has tried to reach out to one of the world's most prestigious golf tournaments by pushing for one of the world's most prestigious golf tournaments in the Scottish venue owned by the U.S. president, which could lead to violations of the U.S. Constitution, ethics experts warn.

The Guardian reported this week that officials from the administration of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have asked senior R&A executives, which organized the open championships whether they will host a golf championship at the Turnberry Golf Resort in 2028.

Sources told The Guardian that Trump has raised the question “multiple times” with Starmer. One person with some knowledge of the British government's actions said that it was related to the championship that Britain was "doing everything he could to get close to Trump".

However, U.S. ethics experts say R&A decides to choose any decision by Turnberry because its 2028 location could undermine the spirit of the U.S. Constitution’s Emer’s clause, which prohibits federal officials from accepting benefits from foreign or state governments without Congress’ approval.

R&A is not owned by the British government, Downing Street officials said the decision will eventually be relied on among senior golf executives.

But R&A suggests that choosing Turnberry as a 2028 site will require public investment as Scotland’s location poses a “logistical and commercial challenge” including the required roads, rail and accommodation infrastructure. R&A said it is doing "feasibility work" around the issue.

"This obvious premise of government investment, and the role of the Prime Minister in trying to influence R&A's decisions on the location of the competition, looks like the government's involvement in meeting the meaning of a foreign application under the Emil's will clause," said Richard Painter, a law professor and former chief White House Ethics lawyer, from 2005 to 2005 to 2007-2007-2007-2007. ”

The painter points out that although Britain has been one of America's closest allies for two centuries, it is ironic that political leaders there tried to court Trump in this way, given that the Emer timber clause is likely written by the Constitution of Great Britain.

The painter said: "British was the most powerful empire at the time, and we were worried that we would be recolonized by Britain or another European power."

Another expert, Jordan Libowitz, said in the Ethical Regulatory Crew that while the conflict of interest laws do not apply to the president, it is still "very immoral" to use the presidency to benefit your private business.

"If the competition is held, it will result in UK government funds being spent on the course, which could violate the Constitution's ban on foreign compensation," Libowitz said.

The British government has apparently tried to help Trump achieve his long-standing ambition to host an Open at Turnberry, as British Public Documents in the UK, which appears to have controlled the trust that controlled Turnberry in April after giving up any role in 2017 after the first presidential election.

The public registration documents state that Trump has the right to "major control over the activities of the trust and the activities of the trustees of the trust", filed with the Company House on April 24, six days after the call between Trump and Steamer was held. The public readings of the phone said the two leaders discussed "the ongoing and fruitful discussions on trade between Britain and the United States", the wars in Ukraine, Iran and Yemen.

The White House did not respond to a request for comment.

In the past, Trump has faced multiple charges for violating Emerolos terms.

Last year, Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin, then the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, sent a letter to Trump asking him to receive a $7.8 million return from the foreign government during his first term, and Raskin said that it was a "part" of Trump's acceptance of Trump in his various businesses.

The Trump Organization said Ruskin's statement was false and unfounded. In a letter in January 2024, the company also said: "The purpose of the Emer clause has always been to prohibit the acceptance of financial benefits in exchange for the performance of a person's formal duties - not to prohibit the acceptance of profits obtained from private, family-owned businesses."

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, a researcher at the Brennan Center for Justice, pointed out in a 2021 report that in more than 200 years of history, no court lawsuit has violated the Emer Timber clause.

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a case in which a lower court ruled that Congress lacked legal status to sue the president under the Foreign Al Gang clause. After the Supreme Court left office, the Supreme Court rejected two other cases involving Trump.