What do you do when someone who holds significant influence over your work or business becomes suspicious of your intentions? The natural response is to defend yourself, clear up misunderstandings and prevent them from damaging the relationship. If you have evidence supporting your position, presenting it is often the most effective way to restore trust. President Lee Jae Myung is facing a similar situation. The public appears to believe that he is willing to pursue a constitutional revision that would effectively nullify Article 128 of the Constitution, which prohibits an incumbent president from benefiting from a constitutional amendment that would extend a presidential term or allow reelection. Under the current Constitution, Korea’s president serves a single five-year term. Even if the Constitution is amended to change the presidential term, the revision cannot apply to the sitting president — it would take effect only after the incumbent leaves office. Lee has never publicly advocated changing the Constitution to extend his own tenure. Instead, it was his confidant, National Ass
