D.C., Maryland announce they're suing Trump over foreign payments to his business

CBS News ^ | June 12, 2017 | Rebbeca Shabad

[Rennes Templar]

Attorneys general for Washington, D.C. and Maryland announced they're suing President Trump for accepting millions in payments from foreign governments which they say is "flagrantly violating" the Constitution's anti-corruption laws.

"Never in the history of this country have we had a president with these kinds of extensive business entanglements, or a president who refused to adequately distance themselves from their holdings," said D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine in a news conference on Monday. "President Trump's business and his dealings violate the constitution's anti-corruption provisions."

The lawsuit was filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, the report said.

"The president, above all other elected officials must have only the interest of Americans at the heart of every decision," said Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh.

In particular, the attorneys general declared that Mr. Trump's international hotel chain, among other international business interests, is a violation of the emoluments clause.

"Foreign governments are spending money there (at the hotel in Washington) in order to curry favor with the president," Racine said.

The emoluments clause, which is outlined in Article I of the Constitution, states that "No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State." Essentially, the emoluments clause attempts to prevent corruption and influence from foreign governments over United States government officials.

"President Trump's vast global businesses and that empire he has is entangled with foreign and state government interest," Frosh said. He later added that the president's "personal interests could affect decisions about every aspect of American life from national security... to protection of natural resources."

[Rennes Templar]

More groundless piling on from a couple swamp dwellers.

[kiryandil]

They’d look good doing the air dance under the Swamp cherry trees...

[ptsal]

This is the same DC that cannot figure out who killed Seth Rich.....

Go get the priorities straight.....

[baltimorepoet]

The state of Maryland needs a damned enema. Too many sewage-dwellers living here and running things.

[Sasparilla]

There will be another 3 1/2 years of these continued assaults

[FreedomGuru]

First President who actually had jobs and business experiences. Oh no!
How about all the foreign contributions to the Clinton foundation?

Good grief these leftists just go on and on with their hate.

[ExTexasRedhead]

All these political HACKS aka vermin, not on the Trump Train, are showing us up close and personal that they are against We The People and must be voted out ASAP.

The Deplorables must organize and make this our mission, IMO.

[onedoug]

They can’t govern their own hell holes. Might as well hunt witches.

[Jarhead9297]

Aww isn’t that sooooo cute of the little junior attorney “He later added that the president’s “personal interests could affect decisions about every aspect of American life from national security... to protection of natural resources.”

Key word COULD
NOT DID
NOT IS
NOT HAS
BUT COULD

case tossed on grounds of no standing to bring case buh bye

[hellinahandcart]

Well, that’s how they got I’d of Sarah Palin, isn’t? By filing lawsuits against her every day and getting the accusations into the news every day.

[elpadre]

Aren’t we talking about payment for services - not contribution??

I rent a room - I pay for it.

[vette6387]

“This is the same DC that cannot figure out who killed Seth Rich.....”

And the same DC that has a mayor by the name of Bowser! I mean you can’t make this stuff up!

[The Great RJ]

They better broaden their lawsuit to cover every member of Congress who gets a nickel from a pension fund, stock portfolio, business that might export products or worst of all accepts speaking fees from foreign governments. The voters in these states better wise up and get rid of these nitwits.

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[vette6387]

“The state of Maryland needs a damned enema. Too many sewage-dwellers living here and running things.”

The obvious answer is 1). Severe cutbacks in the bureaucracy in DC and 2). Moving a big chunk of what’s left that’s necessary out of DC and distributing it around the country. If we did that MD would clearly get an “enema!”

[HollyB]

I’m curious if these people (who are staying at his hotel) stayed there before. Could it be that they simply like his property?

[vette6387]

“The voters in these states better wise up and get rid of these nitwits.”

They are ALL nitwits to start with. The worst part of it is that they’ve been “exporting their kind” for years. We in California were unfortunate enough to get Nazi Pelosi (who is from Ballmore). I just hope when she croaks, we ship her carcass back to where she came from.

[Ulysse]

Power to the real PEOPLE .
Judges are not elected , many of them are TOOLS and some of them should be sued !

TRUMP should stay on campaign mode , connecting with people and creating a new movement for a FREE USA

[Magnatron]

"Never in the history of this country have we had a president with these kinds of extensive business entanglements..."

Maybe that's been the problem all along...

...we have had a bunch of presidents who don't know anything about real life or success.

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