'You even want him fired from 'The Apprentice,' don't you?' Appeals court judge tears into..

The Daily Mail UK ^ | 20 Mar 2019 | Emily Goodan

[blueplum]

Full Title; 'You even want him fired from 'The Apprentice,' don't you?' Appeals court judge tears into anti-Trump lawyer for arguing the president can't own successful D.C. hotel while he's in office

A federal appeals court on Tuesday grilled lawyers for the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia about their claims that President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution by accepting profits through foreign and domestic officials who stay at his Washington hotel. The three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals expressed skepticism about claims in a lawsuit that alleges Trump is violating the emoluments clause of the Constitution, which prohibits federal officials from accepting benefits from foreign or state governments without congressional approval. 'You even want him fired from 'The Apprentice,' don't you,' asked Judge Dennis Shedd...His question seemed to suggest the suit wanted to penalize Trump for being a successful business executive before he inhabited the Oval Office....[Deputy Assistant Attorney General Hashim Mooppan] said the plaintiffs are arguing that they've suffered injuries from competition when the emoluments clause was meant as a check against government corruption.

'There is no support for their broad definition,' he said.

[blueplum]

sounds like a rough day for the first emoluments case

[USS Alaska]

The Trump haters never quit. President Trump has probably lost untold millions if not billions by giving up his daily control of Trump, Inc. He takes no salary.

The President is not in this for money, and the pennies that he makes from the one hotel in DC, is chump change compared to all the rest of his properties.

[FreedomPoster]

Lefties have been pushing this emoluments crap for a couple years now. Looks like it’s about to get definitively shut down.

[okie 54]

0bungo clearly violated any and all of our constitution and the libs love him

[Political Junkie Too]

Prior to President Trump, George Washington was the richest President.

Was Washington violating the emoluments clause when his farms were selling wheat to other countries when he was President?

-PJ

[Vermont Lt]

Did the Bushes sell all of their stocks and properties? They put them into a trust and the money kept flowing.

Rich people run for President. Duh.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

People who earn their money should be prohibited from holding public office.

Only people collecting government checks can be trusted to treat the government properly.

[marktwain]

Was Washington violating the emoluments clause when his farms were selling wheat to other countries when he was President? -PJ

Exactly. Doing business is not the same as accepting gifts and bribes.

But what do you expect from people who believe property is theft?

[carcraft]

If you look it up Obama was the President with the most actions overturned by the Supreme Court in American history. Obama also stonewalled and tried to block more Freedom of Information requests than any President since the law went into effect.

[j. earl carter]

Suggested remedy I saw in the article comments: Put up an “Americans only” sign at the hotel. That way, Trump won’t have to worry about making money off of foreigners.

[blueplum]

Shedd’s got their number and made them dial it. To wit:

“Judge Dennis Shedd pressed her about whether anything short of divestment would resolve concerns about Trump violating the emoluments clause.
She said a declaration that Trump has violated the clause and an injunction ordering him not to do so could also be an option....And Shedd questioned if there was another possible motive, asking if a court declaration that the president violated the ‘emoluments’ clause would ‘be the basis for a high crime and misdemeanor for impeachment?’
‘I don’t believe so,’ AliKhan replied.”

[Robert A Cook PE]

ANY “declaration” by ANY “judge” ANYWHERE that Trump has “violated” ANYTHING (up to and including a parking ticket or overdue library book) would be elevated to the “high crimes and misdemeanors” that would justify his impeachment, in the hate-filled, insane empty minds of today’s national-socialist democrat party.

[combat_boots]

I may have to take out a loan and go stay there.

This is nuts.

[Fido969]

The irony is that the taxpayers are paying big bucks for this scam.

[Liz]

Amen..... in the hate-filled, insane empty minds of today’s national-socialist Democrat party.......
govt "of by and for the people" cannot ever, ever be allowed.

[Liz]

[Deputy Assistant Attorney General Hashim Mooppan] said the plaintiffs argue they've suffered injuries
from competition when the emoluments clause was meant as a check against government corruption.

"Nice comeback, Hashim."

[combat_boots]

See Pelosi > Star Kist Tuna interest > offshore.

Also see Kerry > Heinz interest

Carter > peanuts

Some senator has walnut trees

Etc, etc

[HonkyTonkMan]

Got taken to the Shedd

[wastoute]

Just how is that different from a president “selling books” which we all know is a long time DC money laundering fraud?

[Openurmind]

George Washington didn’t suspend his plantation operations while he was freeing this nation either...