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So. District Judge Throws Out Emoluments Suit Against Trump, Says It's Congress' Job
By artappraiser on Fri, 12/22/2017 - 12:26am |By David A. Farenthold & Jonathan O'Connell @ WashingtonPost.com, Dec. 21
[.....] The plaintiffs argued that because Trump properties rent out hotel rooms and meeting spaces to other governments, the president was violating a constitutional provision that bans the acceptance of foreign emoluments, or gifts from foreign powers.
But Judge George B. Daniels of the Southern District of New York ruled that the plaintiffs, led by the government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), lacked standing to bring such a case, saying it was up to Congress to prevent the president from accepting emoluments.
CREW said it plans to appeal the verdict [.....]
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-alleging-trump-violated-constitution/2017/12/21/31011510-e697-11e7-ab50-621fe0588340_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_emoluments-620pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.5c5e3eaced68
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