Appeals court greenlights emoluments suit against Trump

[Mrs. Overall]

Source: Politico

A lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating the Constitution by accepting foreign government money through his luxury Washington hotel can proceed to fact-gathering about Trump's profits, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.

The Richmond-based 4th Circuit Court of Appeals voted, 9-6, to reject Trump's bid to shut down the lawsuit the governments of Maryland and the District of Columbia brought alleging violations of the Constitution's emoluments clauses.

Trump, who has vigorously fought a series of similar lawsuits for years, will now need relief from the Supreme Court if he wants to block Maryland and D.C. from pressing demands for his business records as his re-election campaign gets into full swing.



Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/14/appeals-court-green-lights-emoluments-suit-against-trump-257884

[SheltieLover]

1. K&R!

[FakeNoose]

2. Awesome news

Here's further proof that Chump's tax returns must be made public. Full transparency like every previous president, or get the hell out of OUR White House!

[MFGsunny]

3. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! n/t

[thesquanderer]

4. If the suit proceeds and Trump loses, what are the consequences for him?

Lawsuits are usually about forcing someone to stop certain behavior and/or to make some financial restitution. If Trump is no longer president by the time the lawsuit comes to trial, the first is moot. For the second, maybe he ends up having to pay some amount of money to those bringing the suit. But none of that addresses the bigger problem, not that he made money from his position as president, but that it could have influenced his operation of the government. How can that ever be addressed? Theoretically, there's impeachment, but that won't matter unless he's re-elected. Is there any other potentially criminal angle to this, that he could have to answer for even if out of office?

[machoneman]

13. Your right. After the fact, only a DOJ lawsuit brought by our new A.G. would work....

...to indict Trump as a regular citizen. Then, he's not immune form the suit nor can he dodge appearing.

[edhopper]

5. SCOTUS will throw it out

protect Trump above all.

[blueinredohio]

10. How many times can the Supreme Court defend Trump before it looks suspicious?

[Raster]

12. That train has sailed.

[yonder]

16. Made me laugh with that turn of phrase. Still chuckling.

Norm Crosby-ish.

[edhopper]

15. They

don't care.

[progressoid]

6. So with all the delays etc., it should be resolved about 2022.

[gademocrat7]

7. Good news

[George II]

8. Wait until Letitia James (NYS AG) goes after him.

[OMGWTF]

11. THAT is why Traitor Tot needs to win -- SDNY is gonna get him when he's not president.

[George II]

17. You mean "lose", not "win", right? Letitia James is a state AG, not the SDNY.

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

9. K & R

[Stuart G]

14. K and R Thank You for posting this..

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

18. Lock him up!!!!!

[Aristus]

19. You don't have to come away with a win; just keep him tied up in court for the rest

of his squalid life...