Appeals Court Gives Hostile Treatment To Trump Emoluments Lawsuit
By DENISE LAVOIE
March 19, 2019 3:30 pm
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday grilled lawyers for the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia about their claims that President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution by accepting profits through foreign and domestic officials who stay at his Washington hotel.
A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court Appeals expressed skepticism about claims in a lawsuit that alleges Trump is violating the emoluments clause of the Constitution, which prohibits federal officials from accepting benefits from foreign or state governments without congressional approval.
The judges repeatedly questioned lawyers for Maryland and the District about what they seek as a solution to their concerns about Trump’s business interests.
Judge Paul Niemeyer said Trump has pulled back from active management of the Trump International Hotel and questioned whether Trump divesting himself of the business would have any effect on whether dignitaries stay there, since it would likely remain in the Trump family.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-emoluments-lawsuit-hearing
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Racine said that if Maryland and the District lose the appeal before the three-judge panel, they would seriously consider asking for a rehearing by the full court. He said it wouldn’t surprise him if the case ended up in the U.S. Supreme Court.
All three judges on the panel were nominated to the 4th Circuit by Republican presidents: Niemeyer, by George H.W. Bush; Shedd, by George W. Bush, and Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum, by Trump.
Two other lawsuits accusing the president of violating the emoluments clause have been filed in other federal courts.
This is what happens when you pack courts with Federalist Society members: because after all, this is what Shedd said from the bench.....................
"Shedd also seemed skeptical of the lawsuit’s claim that Maryland and the District have suffered harm because more people would stay at their hotels if they weren’t eager to curry favor with the president by staying at Trump’s hotel. He said many people visit Washington to protest the Republican president’s policies and would be more likely to stay at his competitors’ hotels."
This is about corruption of a foreign power, which is in the Constitution........................
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YES, THEY DO!!!!
Remember, it was "conservative, Republican" judges that decided that corporations are people too, allowing big money into elections!
Think about the "conservative, Republican" judges who determined who would be our president in the 2000 elections (yes, they gave us "W" ).
Who you elect has power to place judges on the courts. It is important to elect people who care about the Constitution - about fairness and justice.
