The judge in the emoluments clause case cited this tweet from @realDonaldTrump to reject Trump's argument that any lawsuit would impose undue burdens on the presidency.
In this tweet, Trump actually invited a lawsuit from one of his enemies! He's got time, it seems. https://t.co/RTQbWUhahr— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) November 2, 2018
One interesting part: @realDonaldTrump had argued that a lawsuit would distract him from his duties as POTUS. But judge notes that, while in office, Trump has found time to threatened lawsuits against Bannon, Stormy, Michael Wolff.. https://t.co/zScwMfSxBa
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) November 2, 2018
A few days after the 2016 election, @realDonaldTrump's hotel held a reception to entice business from foreign embassies, ignoring the risk of conflicts of interest or "emoluments clause" violations.
The Post's @OConnellPostbiz & @marycjordan wrote abt it.https://t.co/FHQVY8WoIw https://t.co/zScwMfSxBa— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) November 2, 2018
update:
Also interesting: Plaintiffs want to use discovery to understand how $ flows from the Trump Hotel to @realDonaldTrump personally. That would be an unprecedented look inside the financial plumbing of Trump org. https://t.co/zScwMfSxBa
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) November 2, 2018
Sad! 