Maryland, DC plan to sue Trump over foreign payments
Source: click2houston
Maryland, DC plan to sue Trump over foreign payments
Maryland and Washington, D.C., plan to sue President Donald Trump.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) - The state of Maryland and the District of Columbia plan to sue President Donald Trump on Monday, alleging he has violated the Constitution by accepting foreign money through his business empire, according to a person familiar with the plans.
The attorneys general of Maryland and D.C., both Democrats, have scheduled a news conference for noon ET in Washington.
The suit, to be filed in federal court in Maryland, will allege that Trump has violated the Constitution's Emoluments Clause, which prohibits the president from accepting payments from foreign governments without the consent of Congress, according to the person.
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The suit will ask the court for injunction blocking Trump from accepting foreign money, the person said. It will also ask for access to Trump's personal tax returns as part of the legal process known as discovery, the person said.
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Looks like the WH will fight back on this.
And a related article: (before the above suit):
Trump's Justice Department fires back on claim he violated the Constitution
http://www.click2houston.com/news/politics/trumps-justice-department-fires-back-on-claim-he-violated-the-constitution
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) - The Trump administration has fired back at an ethics group that sued the president over his business interests.
The response? You've got nothing.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a government watchdog group, filed a suit in January claiming that President Donald Trump violated the Constitution through his hotels, clubs and restaurants.
The plaintiffs claim the Emoluments clause bars Trump from accepting anything of value from a foreign government. The plaintiffs include a nonprofit restaurant group, a New York hotel and restaurant owner, and a woman who books events at hotels in Washington, D.C.
The Justice Department doesn't see it that way. On Friday, it filed a motion to dismiss the case.
"Plaintiffs' broad-brush claims effectively assert that the Constitution disqualifies the president from serving as president while maintaining ownership interests in his commercial businesses," the administration said in the court filing.
None of the parties can prove actual damage to their business, the argument goes. They need that in order to have standing to sue in federal court...................
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