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I’ve joined 195 House and Senate colleagues in filing a lawsuit against President Trump for violating the #EmolumentsClause of the Constitution. The District Court for DC will hear the oral arguments in our case today. #NoOneAboveTheLaw
What is the Emoluments Clause? Article 1 of the Constitution states that any officer of the United States is prohibited from accepting gifts or payments from foreign governments or agents without the approval of Congress. #NoOneAboveTheLaw
@realDonaldTrump didn't place his assets in a true blind trust when he took office & instead turned his businesses over to his children, so he retained a financial stake in his businesses. This raises the specter of him receiving foreign payments w/o the consent of Congress.
Public reporting makes it clear that the President has already violated the Emoluments Clause. Foreign governments have leased space at Trump properties and have paid for rooms and events at Trump’s D.C. hotel.https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-washington-dc-hotel-is-hosting-yet-another-foreign-government …
Foreign governments have also granted Trump businesses lucrative trademarks that could be worth millions of dollars. #NoOneAboveTheLaw
The full extent of the benefits that Trump is receiving from foreign governments is unknown b/c he has refused to make his tax returns public & failed to comply with what is specifically outlined in the Constitution: come to Congress & seek its consent before accepting benefits.
That's why this lawsuit, the largest congressional lawsuit ever to be brought against a sitting President, is critically important. If the President won’t abide by the Constitution, the courts must require him to do so. #NoOneAboveTheLaw
That is progress.
Thank you.
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