Posted on 03/29/2018 5:28:42 AM PDT by Steven Scharf
Portaland Press Herald Thursday, March 29, 2018
Judge cites LePage’s stay at Trump hotel in ruling that lawsuit against president can proceed
He also points to the governor's subsequent visit with the president in finding that Maryland and the District of Columbia have standing to claim that Trump is violating the Constitution by mixing business interests with his work as president.
BY SCOTT THISTLE, STAFF WRITER
A stay by Gov. Paul LePage at the Trump International Hotel in Washington in early 2017 is playing a key role in a federal lawsuit against the president by the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia.
U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte issued an opinion Wednesday that said the state and district have legal standing to pursue their lawsuit, which charges Trump with violating the Constitution by mixing his business interests with his official work as president.
Messitte cited a visit by LePage to Trump International and the governor’s subsequent appearance with Trump at a news conference as an example of how Trump may have received a financial benefit from another government figure, a potential violation of the Constitution’s “Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clause.”
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LePage reacted to the decision Wednesday night by calling the judge an “imbecile” in an interview with WGME-TV.
“I didn’t realize I could buy the president so cheap, a night in his hotel and he’s in my back pocket,” LePage told the station. “That’s all I’m gonna say. The judge that did that is an imbecile! He’s a complete imbecile. That’s all I can tell you. Any District Court judge, whether it’s state or federal, puts that in the paper because I stayed in the hotel is an absolute imbecile. I hope it goes national. I hope he hears it because he’s an absolute imbecile.”
(Excerpt) Read more at pressherald.com ...
Is this like staying at a Holiday Inn Express?
So, if a politician had bought a copy of Obama’s book would Obama be in violation of the clause?
Only people who come by their money at the government teat are eligible to be President.
Way better than that. When you stay at a Trump hotel Putin will tuck you in.
In that situation the court would rule 'No Standing'........
So if I watch Netflix and I buying DNC influence?
LOL!!
Not good enough. I want Putin to whiz on my bed, too...
Waterville resident here....I love Governor Lepage , and the judge is a moonbat not an imbecile.
If this judge DID NOT vote for DJT then the judge is biased and should be removed.
If this judge DID vote for DJT then the judge is biased and should be removed.
I’m not a lawyer, but there has to be a way to stop these nonsense lawsuits and punish the plaintiffs.
It appears that His Honor believes any economic nexus, no matter how slight, will trigger the clause.
Yep. Any vote, for or against, must trigger recusal.
I guess it depends on who booked the reservation.
Sue the gnome!
Lowlife, bottomfeeding commie pig “judges”. They all need to be put in prison for treason, subversion and sedition.
“””””Not good enough. I want Putin to whiz on my bed, too...”””
You would have to stay at one of his upscale golf resorts for that.
Where was the outrage in 2012 for anyone staying at a Marriot?
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