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Constitutional scholars sue Trump over violating Constitution
Posted on 1/22/17 at 7:11 pm
Posted on 1/22/17 at 7:11 pm
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WASHINGTON — A team of prominent constitutional scholars, Supreme Court litigators and former White House ethics lawyers intends to file a lawsuit Monday morning alleging that President Trump is violating the Constitution by allowing his hotels and other business operations to accept payments from foreign governments.
The lawsuit is among a barrage of legal actions against the Trump administration that have been initiated or are being planned by major liberal advocacy organizations. Such suits are among the few outlets they have to challenge the administration now that Republicans are in control of the government.
In the new case, the lawyers argue that a provision in the Constitution known as the Emoluments Clause amounts to a ban on payments from foreign powers like the ones to Mr. Trump’s companies. They cite fears by the framers of the Constitution that United States officials could be corrupted by gifts or payments.
The suit, which will not seek any monetary damages, will ask a federal court in New York to order Mr. Trump to stop taking payments from foreign government entities. Such payments, it says, include those from patrons at Trump hotels and golf courses, as well as loans for his office buildings from certain banks controlled by foreign governments, and leases with tenants like the Abu Dhabi tourism office, a government enterprise.
“The framers of the Constitution were students of history,” said Deepak Gupta, one of the lawyers behind the suit. “And they understood that one way a republic could fail is if foreign powers could corrupt our elected leaders.”
Posted on 1/22/17 at 7:13 pm to joshnorris14
shocked I tell you, I am just shocked and I know the President will be so surprised and taken aback
Posted on 1/22/17 at 7:13 pm to joshnorris14
Are these people stupid? He already said he's donating all profits to the treasury department.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 7:14 pm to joshnorris14
Will the melt ever end??? It's fricking embarrassing
Posted on 1/22/17 at 7:15 pm to joshnorris14
Funny how they didn't sue the clintons for allowing foreign governments and foreign corporations to donate to their scam foundation while Hillary was running for President.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 7:15 pm to joshnorris14
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former White House ethics lawyers
I'm assuming these lawyers were unemployed as of 1200 hours 20 January 2017?
Posted on 1/22/17 at 7:21 pm to joshnorris14
I could be wrong but I thought a sitting POTUS couldn't be sued until they leave office.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 7:22 pm to joshnorris14
Wait, I thought he'd already divested himself from his company? Haven't followed that close, though.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 7:25 pm to joshnorris14
Goddamn...intellectuals can be so fricking retarded
The fact he would donate any such revenues to the Treasury moots this entire question.
The fact he would donate any such revenues to the Treasury moots this entire question.
This post was edited on 1/22/17 at 7:26 pm
Posted on 1/22/17 at 7:41 pm to joshnorris14
Where were these constitutional scholars during Obamas abuse of executive orders?
:crickets:
:crickets:
Posted on 1/22/17 at 7:42 pm to joshnorris14
Well..thats it. He'll never win now.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 7:48 pm to joshnorris14
This is why America can't get it's smartest and brightest to run for political office. How dare Donald Trump be a successful businessman. That's not what politicians do. Politicians are supposed to take kickbacks and bribes to build their wealth.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 7:49 pm to joshnorris14
He hasn't even officially transferred control to his sons. He had the press conference, and that's all that he did. No paperwork has been filed as of this morning.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 7:52 pm to joshnorris14
quote:Well... the good news is he is not the Secretary of State
They cite fears by the framers of the Constitution that United States officials could be corrupted by gifts or payments.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:00 pm to joshnorris14
Sure that is why George Washington and Thomas Jefferson sold their massive land holdings and both sold their land, stopped doing business and trade with England and France
Oh shite, they didn't.
Oh shite, they didn't.
This post was edited on 1/22/17 at 8:01 pm
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:26 pm to joshnorris14
Isn't that money going back to the united States?
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