His "13 angry Democrats" just got company

A federal district court judge grappled Thursday with whether a group of about 200 Congressional Democrats can sue President Trump for not seeking Congressional approval before accepting payments and benefits from foreign governments through his personal business holdings.

Democrats led by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) allege Trump has violated the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the Constitution, which they say was designed by the founders to prevent corruption.

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Thursday’s hearing in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia focused solely on whether the lawmakers have suffered the required injury to bring the case forward.

The lawmakers say they’ve been injured because they’ve been denied their Constitutional right to vote on whether Trump can accept the payments, benefits and gifts.

  The Hill

Really? I might have gone with, as a representative of the people and a taxpayer..., but what do I know?

The Trump administration argues that the lawmakers have not suffered injury because they have the ability to pass legislation making requirements of the president.

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Judge Emmet Sullivan, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, warned those attending the proceedings not to read too much into his questions of attorneys on both sides, but seemed unconvinced by the government’s argument.

He said the Democratic lawmakers’ hands are tied because they can’t get a vote on either of the bills pending in Congress.

Not until the Dems retake Congress.

Sullivan asked if the Democrats would still have a case if they win back the majority in the House and Senate after the mid-term election.

Brianne Gorod, one of the Democrat’s attorneys with the Constitutional Accountability Center, said there’s nothing Congress can do regardless of who has the majority because any law that passes would require the president's own signature.

Oh, that.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.