Maryland and D.C. attorneys general to sue President Trump for emoluments clause violations
Two attorneys general plan on suing President Trump, alleging he violated the U.S. Constitution by accepting payouts from foreign governments through his hotel empire, according to a report Sunday.
Brian Frosh of Maryland and Karl Racine of the District of Columbia said the two will lodge a joint-lawsuit against the President centered on the emoluments clause, which prohibits federal office holders from accepting payments from foreign states, the Washington Post reported.
“We’re getting in here to be the check and balance that it appears Congress is unwilling to be,” Racine told the Post, describing the case. “We’re bringing suit because the President has not taken adequate steps to separate himself from his business interests.”
Frosh and Racine, both Democrats, will also claim that Trump failed to distance himself from his Trump Organization assets — despite putting sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr. in charge through a trust — and he continues to benefit from the White House
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