He'll be taking it to his guys on the Supreme Court eventually.A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled against President Trump in a lawsuit alleging that he's violated the Constitution's Emoluments Clauses.
The decision from the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals keeps the case alive, rejecting the president's efforts to preserve immunity from the suit, which was filed by the attorneys general from Washington, D.C., and Maryland.
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The D.C. and Maryland attorneys general filed the lawsuit in 2017 accusing Trump of violating the Constitution's Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses, which were designed to prevent the president and other government officials from receiving money or gifts from other governments in order to curry favor.
Their lawsuit alleged that the president's vast private business holdings, specifically his hotel in D.C., violated the clauses and put him in "compromising financial entanglements with foreign and domestic governments."
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The majority in the 9-6 decision found that Trump had prematurely filed an appeal in the case before a district judge had ruled on his motion to remove him from the list of defendants in the suit.
The Hill
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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