Appeals court dismisses emoluments clause case against Trump Washington hotel

[dukkha]

federal appeals court Wednesday threw out a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's ownership of a luxury hotel five blocks from the White House. It was a defeat for Maryland and the District of Columbia, who claimed that his vast holdings presented a conflict between his business profits and the nation's interest.

Wednesday's ruling said the lawsuit failed to make a clear showing that Trump's ownership of the hotel was creating competition with local convention centers. And the court said the local governments couldn't show how any such competition, if it existed, could be legally prevented.

The case was so weak that "it readily provokes the question of whether this action against the President is an appropriate use of the courts," said a unanimous three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Virginia.

the court concluded, the link between official patronage of the hotel and the hotel's payments of profits to Trump is too remote to justify the lawsuit. And the ruling said it was not at all clear that any court action barring the president from receiving money from the hotel would cause officials to stop patronizing it.

Maryland and D.C. had argued that the hotel was unfairly competing with D.C.'s convention center and Maryland's National Harbor development, both of which earn local tax revenue and help area businesses.

The ruling was the third defeat for claims against President Trump based on the Constitution's emolument clauses. But another lawsuit, filed by members of Congress, has been allowed to proceed to the evidence-gathering stage. It claims that the president's acceptance of foreign emoluments without congressional approval violates the Constitution.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...trump-n1028216

[dukkha]

ROFL @ POTUS emoluments violations!

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federal appeals court Wednesday threw out a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's ownership of a luxury hotel five blocks from the White House. It was a defeat for Maryland and the District of Columbia, who claimed that his vast holdings presented a conflict between his business profits and the nation's interest.

Wednesday's ruling said the lawsuit failed to make a clear showing that Trump's ownership of the hotel was creating competition with local convention centers. And the court said the local governments couldn't show how any such competition, if it existed, could be legally prevented.

The case was so weak that "it readily provokes the question of whether this action against the President is an appropriate use of the courts," said a unanimous three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Virginia.

the court concluded, the link between official patronage of the hotel and the hotel's payments of profits to Trump is too remote to justify the lawsuit. And the ruling said it was not at all clear that any court action barring the president from receiving money from the hotel would cause officials to stop patronizing it.

Maryland and D.C. had argued that the hotel was unfairly competing with D.C.'s convention center and Maryland's National Harbor development, both of which earn local tax revenue and help area businesses.

The ruling was the third defeat for claims against President Trump based on the Constitution's emolument clauses. But another lawsuit, filed by members of Congress, has been allowed to proceed to the evidence-gathering stage. It claims that the president's acceptance of foreign emoluments without congressional approval violates the Constitution.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...trump-n1028216

[dukkha]

better if this was just thrown out as frivolous - but the 4th Circuit is a bunch of goofballs

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They do keep trying though, don't they? It's exasperating.

[dukkha]

They do keep trying though, don't they? It's exasperating.

TDS idiots. no POTUS has ever faced emoluments violatiosn

[PostmodernProphet]

this is going to disappoint someone.....

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TDS idiots. no POTUS has ever faced emoluments violatiosn

No POTUS ever had to face the slings and arrows of a Derangement Syndrome.

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this is going to disappoint someone.....

I certainly hope so.

[USFREEDOM911]

this is going to disappoint someone.....

I wonder if they ordered fries, also.

[Althea]

This case didn't really deal with emoluments. It seems it was brought by a competitor, on weak grounds. The real case is brought by Congress, and it will show that trump is receiving millions from foreign govts. in exchange for favorable policy decisions.

[PostmodernProphet]

This case didn't really deal with emoluments. It seems it was brought by a competitor, on weak grounds. The real case is brought by Congress, and it will show that trump is receiving millions from foreign govts. in exchange for favorable policy decisions.

you people are going to be so disappointing.......

[Vasquezrocks]

Looser liberals .... yet again ! Lololololol !

[countryboy]

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It was a thing of beauty...."dismissed WITH prejudice".............Aaaaaah the sweet smell of victory again.