Bad legal news for Orange President Kleptocrat today.
He's gonna be in a mood.
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected impeached president Donald Trump’s attempts to kill a lawsuit that claims his ownership of a hotel in Washington violates the anti-corruption part of the U.S. Constitution known as the “Emoluments Clauses.”
Reuters:
The decision by the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was a victory for the Democratic attorneys general in Maryland and the District of Columbia, who alleged Trump’s financial interest in the hotel violated a prohibition on the president accepting payments from foreign governments without congressional consent.
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U.S. appeals court rejects Trump bid to escape 'emoluments' lawsuit
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