About that dismissed emolument suit (Trump Hotels): Not to worry, Laurence Tribe sets it straight

[hlthe2b]

I am not hearing the MSM getting it right, including that there are two other suits before the courts, so please listen to Professor Tribe:

The 4th Circuit’s dismissal of this suit leaves two other Emoluments Clause suits in place, and anyway the dismissal was only about standing. None of the results to date undercuts impeachment based on Trump’s violation of this foreign corruption clause.

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Appeals court dismisses emoluments lawsuit involving President Trump’s D.C. hotel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/appeals-court-dismisses-emoluments-lawsuit-involving-president-trumps-dc-hotel/2019/07/10/4a4b6190-886e-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html?utm_term=.a601b8365b59

The unanimous ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit is a victory for the president in a novel case brought by the attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia involving anti-corruption provisions in the emoluments clauses of the U.S. Constitution.

In its ruling, the three-judge panel said the attorneys general lacked legal standing to bring the lawsuit alleging the president is violating the Constitution when his business accepts payments from state and foreign governments. The decision — from Judges Paul V. Niemeyer, Dennis W. Shedd and A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. — also stops dozens of subpoenas to federal government agencies and Trump’s private business entities for financial records related to the D.C. hotel.

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The president is facing series of legal challenges related to his private business, including a separate lawsuit from Congressional Democrats. The emoluments clauses at issue in the 4th Circuit case were designed to prevent undue influence on government officials but have never been applied in court to a sitting president.

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[spanone]

1. Congressional Democrats issue 1st round of subpoenas in emoluments suit against Trump

Jul 8, 2019, 6:31 PM ET

Congressional Democrats have begun issuing subpoenas as part of the discovery process in their emoluments lawsuit targeting President Donald Trump, according to a statement issued Monday by the two members of Congress leading the suit.

The 37 subpoenas issued “to a number of Trump business enterprises, including the Trump Organization, [seek] information about foreign government payments accepted by six Trump properties, as well as trademarks granted to Trump businesses by foreign governments,” according to a statement from Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., on behalf of the more than 200 Democrats who signed on to the lawsuit.

Democrats sued President Trump last summer, arguing that under the foreign emoluments clause in the Constitution, Congress must consent to all foreign payments -- or emoluments -- his businesses earn, including his Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. The lawmakers are suing for standing to sign off on any foreign business conducted by President Trump’s businesses.

"We are taking an important step towards obtaining key documents to understand the full scope of Trump’s foreign business dealings," Rep. Nadler wrote in a statement on Monday.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/congressional-democrats-issue-1st-round-subpoenas-emoluments-suit/story?id=64204225

[Pacifist Patriot]

2. I'm willing to bet that Congress has standing.

Thanks for posting this! Hopefully it will help with better broader understanding.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

4. But....the distinguished legal scholar Donald J. Trump just tweeted he was totally exonorated!

Who should I ever believe?