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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJustice lawyers try, again, to stop Trump's records release
Source: Associated Press
Justice lawyers try, again, to stop Trumps records release
By TAMI ABDOLLAH
November 30, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) Justice Department lawyers appeared on Friday to be challenging a Maryland federal judges 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 Trumps 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 Constitutions 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 hasnt 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 judges 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 Trumps 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 Constitutions 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 hasnt 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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Justice lawyers try, again, to stop Trump's records release (Original Post)
Eugene
Nov 2018
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Hermit-The-Prog
(33,328 posts)1. how many fronts is Individual 1 fighting on now?
Let's have some more.
MyOwnPeace
(16,926 posts)3. He needs more.......
He's the brilliantest, smartiest, brainiest, gut-smartiest ever - he can handle them all!
Apollyonus
(812 posts)2. Trump will not be able to stop those subpoenas
He has only two privileges -- executive and self-incrimination
Business records of a hotel fall under neither