Judge enables congressional Democrats’ lawsuit against Trump over business earnings to maneuver ahead

Case from Democratic people in Congress over Trump business earnings from foreign governing bodies while President Donald Trump is in the White House can continue to progress, a national judge decided on Tuesday.

The ruling, which firmly rebukes the President’s arguments, will enable Congress when they look for more info about payments received by Trump’s family businesses and other company details. Judge Emmet Sullivan’s viewpoint lands as home committees that are democratic seeking more information through subpoenas about Trump’s credit history.

The issue in this  instance is about “emolument clause” a term utilized in the Constitution that claims US officeholders must not accept presents from foreign governing bodies.

Read more about the lawsuit going forward

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