Federal judge hears arguments about Trump and emoluments clause

[turbinetree]

Source: The Hill

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.

The lawmakers say Trump is getting the payments and gifts through his hotel in Washington, D.C., where foreign diplomats have paid for rooms and hosted events, and from New York’s Trump Tower, where foreign government have paid for space, trademarks, patents, permits and approvals for developments and resorts around the world.

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.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/391224-federal-judge-hears-arguments-about-trump-and-emoluments-clause

[oasis]

1. "I'm gonna be a law and order president".

[2naSalit]

3. "...in ways

never before imagined." Because it's hard to imagine opposites being the same as one another.

[lagomorph777]

5. Trump is the antimatter version of Law and Order

His lawlessness and disorder are annihilating Law and Order.

[2naSalit]

9. That's the truth, too......nt

[louis-t]

2. They can, they should, they will sue him.

Maybe the lawmakers haven't "suffered the injury" but the public has and these people are our representatives.

[Stonepounder]

4. Excellent analysis!!

[lagomorph777]

6. The lawmakers are American people too. And according to the Emoluments Clause, they should

have legal standing.

...no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under [the United States], shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument...

[PoliticAverse]

7. Under current precedent that would indicate Congress has standing. n/t

[lagomorph777]

8. Yup!

[louis-t]

16. This is why they are trying to stuff the courts with

right-wing judges.

[maddiemom]

12. Amen. Exactly right.

Sounds as if, they have to suffer PERSONAL injury (?). That can't be right.

[SergeStorms]

10. Oh, but.....

the Trump children are in total control of all Trump businesses now. It shouldn't matter. If the Trump "children" are making money because of daddy's present job that's illegal also.

Hang this s.o.b. from the rafters, then raise the rafters.

[BigmanPigman]

11. Everybody needs to sue this fucking moron!

Whether it is the states' AGs, the ACLU, the reps in both chambers, or Stormy this is what we have to do constantly. He feels he is above the law and...
NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW!!!!!!! !

[flibbitygiblets]

13. Who's the judge? (Who appointed her/him?)

Wondering about her/his political leanings, since unfortunately that matters.

[turbinetree]

14. Bill Clinton appointed him

[OldHippieChick]

15. Mercy. It's no wonder Cheeto is going ballistic on twitter

recently. He truly cannot absorb or understand all of the litigation surrounding his ineptitude and malfeasance. He is like a whirling dervish trying to figure it all out w/out reading and listening to nothing to nothing but faux news.