Appeals court revives lawsuit involving Trump hotel in D C.
A federal appeals court denied President Trump's request to block a lawsuit that accuses him of violating the Constitution's emoluments clause, which bans government leaders from receiving gifts or profiting from foreign or domestic officials.
In a 9-6 ruling, the court's decision opens up the president's business to financial scrutiny in an election year.
The lawsuit was originally brought by the District of Columbia and the state of Maryland, which argued that the president violated the emoluments clause when his Washington, D.C. hotel accepted the business of foreign and state governments.
Thursday's ruling, issued by the court's full 15-judge panel, allows the finances of the Trump Organization to be examined as the lawsuit proceeds into fact-gathering stages, which will include the review of financial documents.
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