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
bans payments from foreign powers like the ones to Mr. Trump’s
companies. They cite fears among 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; 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.
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Source: The New York Times (via The Empire Report)
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