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Maryland, D.C. get subpoena power in Trump emoluments suit
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Maryland, D.C. get subpoena power in Trump emoluments suit
By Jonathan O'Connell and David A. Fahrenthold November 29 at 4:53 PM
A federal judge Tuesday ordered President Trump’s business to preserve records related to a lawsuit brought by the Democratic attorneys general from Maryland and the District of Columbia that allege his private company has violated anti-corruption clauses in the Constitution.
With the ruling, D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine and Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh are now permitted toserve subpoenas requiring the Trump Organization to preserve documents if the court allows the two sides to seek evidence from one another.
The decision by Judge Peter J. Messitte is a small advancement in one of the most high-profile attempts to get a court to consider a case on the emoluments clauses of the Constitution, which bars the president from accepting gifts or payments from foreign or state governments.
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State spending that benefits the president may be considered a violation of the domestic emolument clause, which says the president “shall not receive” any emolument, other than fixed compensation, from “the United States, or any of them.” ... That provision brings into question spending by state officials at Trump properties, which may be more likely as the properties host an increasing number of fundraisers and campaign events on behalf of Republican congressional candidates. ... For instance, on Tuesday night at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was spotted among Trump campaign supporters and volunteers attending a party celebrating Trump’s 2016 campaign victory.
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Jonathan O'Connell covers economic development with a focus on commercial real estate and the Trump Organization. He joined the Post in 2010. Follow @OConnellPostBiz
David A. Fahrenthold is a reporter covering the Trump family and their business interests. He has been at the Post since 2000, and previously covered Congress, the federal bureaucracy, the environment, and the D.C. police. Follow @Fahrenthold
Maryland, D.C. get subpoena power in Trump emoluments suit
By Jonathan O'Connell and David A. Fahrenthold November 29 at 4:53 PM
A federal judge Tuesday ordered President Trump’s business to preserve records related to a lawsuit brought by the Democratic attorneys general from Maryland and the District of Columbia that allege his private company has violated anti-corruption clauses in the Constitution.
With the ruling, D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine and Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh are now permitted toserve subpoenas requiring the Trump Organization to preserve documents if the court allows the two sides to seek evidence from one another.
The decision by Judge Peter J. Messitte is a small advancement in one of the most high-profile attempts to get a court to consider a case on the emoluments clauses of the Constitution, which bars the president from accepting gifts or payments from foreign or state governments.
....
State spending that benefits the president may be considered a violation of the domestic emolument clause, which says the president “shall not receive” any emolument, other than fixed compensation, from “the United States, or any of them.” ... That provision brings into question spending by state officials at Trump properties, which may be more likely as the properties host an increasing number of fundraisers and campaign events on behalf of Republican congressional candidates. ... For instance, on Tuesday night at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was spotted among Trump campaign supporters and volunteers attending a party celebrating Trump’s 2016 campaign victory.
....
Jonathan O'Connell covers economic development with a focus on commercial real estate and the Trump Organization. He joined the Post in 2010. Follow @OConnellPostBiz
David A. Fahrenthold is a reporter covering the Trump family and their business interests. He has been at the Post since 2000, and previously covered Congress, the federal bureaucracy, the environment, and the D.C. police. Follow @Fahrenthold
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