Emoluments Clause lawsuit against Trump starts tomorrow

[fleur-de-lisa]

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What You Need to Know About the ‘Emoluments Clause’

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-17/trump-s-business-ties-and-that-emoluments-issue-quicktake-q-a

America’s founding fathers probably didn’t envision Donald Trump. They did, however, think to include a sentence in the U.S. Constitution that could curb the activities of a businessman-president. Trump’s decision to keep his stakes in his global business, the Trump Organization, raised the question of whether he is continually violating what’s known as the "emoluments clause." Critics of the president have filed lawsuits pressing the case. And he’s not the only Trump raising emoluments questions.

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Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW, filed a federal lawsuit in Manhattan seeking to stop Trump’s business ventures. It’s working with a Washington-area restaurant association and luxury hotel event booker that say Trump’s businesses pose unfair competition.

[Gothmog]

1. This will be a fun lawsuit to watch

[BigmanPigman]

2. The tRump clan has gotten around every ethical rule

through lawsuits. They have been doing it for years and years. Being the first family hasn't and won't change their behavior. They thumb their noses at the lawyers and judges as they continue to lie, cheat and steal.

[ancianita]

7. And yet his wealth ranking by Forbes has dropped down 92 slots this year. heh heh

[BigmanPigman]

9. I won't be happy until he and his entire family

are living under a freeway in a cardboard box instead of the "dumpy White House" or the tacky tRump Tower.

[malaise]

3. I'll be watching

K & R

[KY_EnviroGuy]

4. His lawyers are spread mighty thin.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

5. Lotsa lawyers...

Better get his base to contribute more to his defen....I mean campaign fund.

[ancianita]

6. Yay! I'll be watching for more of this.

[ffr]

8. Schwing!

[keithbvadu2]

10. Trump started his Presidency by lying before God with his hand on the Bible. "I do solemnly swear (

Trump started his Presidency by lying before God with his hand on the Bible.

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."

Emoluments

[ancianita]

13. He's the son of satan. He's going to hell.

[NYC Liberal]

11. Unfortunately, the GOP Congress will just vote to allow it and that will be that.

[Owens]

12. Can you imagine?

Can you imagine what the GOP would be doing if this was Hillary Clinton? Yet when it comes to Trump, they look the other way and will deny anything is wrong because there are "exceptions" to Trump and his wealth.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

14. U.S. judge pushes back against Trump administrations view of emoluments clause in lawsuit by watchd

Retweeted by David Fahrenthold: https://twitter.com/fahrenthold

U.S. judge pushes back against Trump administration’s view of emoluments clause in lawsuit by watchdog group

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