Summons issued to Trump in case alleging he is violating Emoluments Clause

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY REBECCA SAVRANSKY - 03/22/18 08:18 AM EDT

A summons has been issued to President Trump in a lawsuit filed alleging he is violating the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution.

The lawsuit — filed by the attorneys general in Washington D.C. and Maryland — alleges that Trump is violating the clause, which prevents elected officials from receiving gifts or benefits from foreign governments without Congress’s approval, WAMU reported.

The lawsuit is filed against Trump in his "official capacity and in his individual capacity," according to the Washington, D.C. radio station.

The lawsuit also argues that businesses in Maryland and D.C. have been hurt because groups instead choose to stay at Trump's properties in attempts to get in his good favor.



Read more: http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/379691-summons-issued-to-trump-in-case-alleging-he-is-violating-emoluments

[dameatball]

1. Good. States need to open up on him too. Been waiting to see more of this.

[lark]

2. Can't wait until NY seizes his properties and MD seizes Kushners'.

It's exactly what those grifters deserve.

[Luka Boyd]

3. FTA "groups instead choose to stay at Trump's properties in attempts to get in his good favor"

Seems to me that this is the definition and reason for the emoluments clause. Groups "getting in good favor" and the trump crime family profiting from it, its a type of extortion.

[BigmanPigman]

4. If he loses this case it may set a precedent for more lawsuits.

I wonder if his golf trips to FL can be ended now since the the taxpayers pay for them.

[Pepsidog]

6. Like everyone else, the President should get a set amount of vacation days that are paid. After that

he should be required to reimburse the govt expenses related to additional days off. I have said it many times, Trump is cash strapped and if he had to reimburse the government for his golf trips and all the related expenses he couldn’t do it. He dips into his campaign funds to pay legal expenses. What kind of real billionaire does that? I couldn’t see Bloomberg, Bill Gates or any other billionaire not paying legal fees from their own pocket. Like everything else about Trump is a fraud his wealth is the biggest fraud of all. He is tighter than a crab’s ass and cannot afford to “pay attention” let alone pay legal bills. And, what really is a kick in the ass is that many of his supporters think he is a great businessman thus qualifies him to be president. Another fraud. He is an abject failure as a businessman and has relied on money laundering and fraud to sustain his precarious businesses. What a loathsome prick of a person, bully and coward who doesn’t even have the balls to fire someone to their face.

[BigmanPigman]

8. I was just doing my taxes with my tax pro ( my father)

and he and my mom were going on and on about him, his taxes, his $, his golf trips and how the red states think it is OK to golf 1/3 of your time and how he criticized Obama for golfing SO OFTEN! You should hear our family dinners (three generations of Dems).

[gademocrat7]

5. I hope the AGs prevail.

[DemocracyMouse]

7. Isn't this his first summons while in office? Shouldn't this be stated as "BREAKING NEWS!!!"

In any case, it's really encouraging!

[raven mad]

9. Good. Now, we wait and hope.