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Almost 200 congressional Democrats sue Trump over business interests
KABC-TV ^ | June 14, 2017 | The Associated Press

Posted on 06/13/2017 10:48:03 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Democratic lawmakers are suing President Donald Trump over foreign money flowing into his global business empire.

Almost 200 senators and representatives are plaintiffs in a lawsuit alleging Trump is violating the so-called emoluments clause of the Constitution. It's being filed early Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the lawmakers said.

The plaintiffs argue they have standing to sue because the clause says only Congress may approve foreign gifts and payments.....

(Excerpt) Read more at abc7.com ...


TOPICS: Campaign News; Parties; U.S. Congress; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: congress; democrats; emolument; emoluments; lawsuit; trump
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

See how this works
What kind of law suit is this ? Sounds like class action. What’s the complaint ? 200 unnamed plaintiffs ? Congress members and Senators ? Reporting source AP DC office comes out with attack on Trump with no specifics and ABC California picks it up.


41 posted on 06/14/2017 4:07:23 AM PDT by mosesdapoet (national)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Tagged for later...


42 posted on 06/14/2017 4:26:47 AM PDT by harpu ( "...it's better to be hated for who you are than loved for someone you're not!")
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To: GraceG

No he hasn’t put his business in a blind trust.


43 posted on 06/14/2017 4:30:53 AM PDT by Alter Kaker (Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
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To: ransomnote

And their 24/7 temper tantrum is giving them huge ratings


44 posted on 06/14/2017 5:01:58 AM PDT by nhbob1
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I wonder how many of THESE MORONS are party to the suit?  photo 1 RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR WITH DEMS w TEXT_zpsoshvv9fi.jpg
45 posted on 06/14/2017 5:02:03 AM PDT by Dick Bachert (America dodged a bullet. But remember that millions of morons are STILL OUT THERE!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The very instant the Lawsuit is filed, AG Sessions and the DOJ should immediately file Criminal Charges for Improper Payments made to Obama and Company, Podesta, Hillary, Lynch, Comey,...

Congress did not Approve these payments either, ARREST, PROSECUTE, Civil Asset Forfeiture.


46 posted on 06/14/2017 6:25:26 AM PDT by eyeamok (destruction of government records.)
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To: GraceG
If you open up a lemonade stand as a kid and a foreign exchange student tips you ... I guess running for president is OFF...

Well, of course not - because you might not be friendly enough to the concept that such endeavors are too difficult for the percentage of the population who votes for a living to emulate. :)

47 posted on 06/14/2017 6:29:37 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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