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| Judge dismisses emoluments clause lawsuit against Trump |
| 2017-12-23 |
| [WASHINGTONTIMES] A federal judge in New York dismissed one of the lawsuits against President Trump’s business dealings, ruling Thursday that a watchdog group didn’t have standing to challenge whether the president’s continued connection to his hotel chain violates the Constitution’s emoluments clause. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington had sued, saying that the president was benefiting from foreign government cash when employees of those governments held events or stayed at Trump hotels. The emoluments clause prevents the president from accepting a gift from another government without the consent of Congress. But Judge George B. Daniels, sitting in the Southern District of New York, said the group wasn’t able to bring the action. "Plaintiffs have failed to properly allege that defendant’s actions caused plaintiffs competitive injury and that such an injury is redressable by this court," he wrote. The New York challenge is one of several that have been brought against Mr. Trump over his refusal to completely disassociate himself from his business empire. He has removed himself from day-to-day operations, leaving his sons in charge, but still earns money from the hotels, golf courses and other properties. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 The lawsuit was filed by CREW - Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). Here is an interesting experiment. Go to CREW website. Count the number of FOIA requests by this organization since November 2016. Then count the number of requests for all or 2013, 2014, and 2015. They filed more against trump in the first month than they did obama in the previous 3 years. CREW is a Dem/Obama/Clinton stooge group. They are not for Responsibility and are the most unethical slimebag collection of lawyers around. |
| Posted by: Injun Bucket8891 2017-12-23 15:42 |