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Justice lawyers try, again, to stop Trump's records release
Source: Associated Press
Justice lawyers try, again, to stop Trump’s records release
By TAMI ABDOLLAH
November 30, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department lawyers appeared on Friday to be challenging a Maryland federal judge’s decision to allow a case accusing President Donald Trump of violating the U.S. Constitution to move forward to legal discovery.
But the late afternoon filing was only a notice to the court that it could petition the appeals court in Richmond, Virginia. The “response of the president” came as U.S. District Court Judge Peter J. Messitte is poised to potentially allow the subpoenas to begin flowing on Monday. Such information would likely provide the first clear picture of the finances of Trump’s Washington, D.C. hotel.
Trump has been fighting multiple lawsuits that argue foreign representatives’ spending money at the Trump International Hotel are violations of the Constitution’s emoluments clause, which bans federal officials from accepting benefits from foreign or state governments without congressional approval.
The attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia allege that Trump, who hasn’t divested himself of his business holdings, is profiting off the presidency.
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By TAMI ABDOLLAH
November 30, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department lawyers appeared on Friday to be challenging a Maryland federal judge’s decision to allow a case accusing President Donald Trump of violating the U.S. Constitution to move forward to legal discovery.
But the late afternoon filing was only a notice to the court that it could petition the appeals court in Richmond, Virginia. The “response of the president” came as U.S. District Court Judge Peter J. Messitte is poised to potentially allow the subpoenas to begin flowing on Monday. Such information would likely provide the first clear picture of the finances of Trump’s Washington, D.C. hotel.
Trump has been fighting multiple lawsuits that argue foreign representatives’ spending money at the Trump International Hotel are violations of the Constitution’s emoluments clause, which bans federal officials from accepting benefits from foreign or state governments without congressional approval.
The attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia allege that Trump, who hasn’t divested himself of his business holdings, is profiting off the presidency.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/4687c1205bb34a10bb81d8f495bbcb7c
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