emoluments clause

Raskin: ‘No Question’ Trump Violated the Foreign Emoluments Clause

Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said Thursday on MSNBC’s “All In” that there was “no question” former President Donald Trump violated the Constitution’s foreign emoluments clause, which prohibits the president from accepting payments or gifts from foreign governments and monarchs unless Congress consents.

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Appeals Court Gives Trump Big Win Against Democrats over Trump Hotel

A federal appeals court gave President Donald Trump a major victory over Democrats Wednesday, throwing out as a political squabble a lawsuit by Maryland and the District of Columbia arguing the president’s ownership of Trump International Hotel and other properties violates the Emoluments Clauses of the U.S. Constitution.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during the grand opening of the Trump