We need to find out the full details of Trump’s corrupt behavior. This is good news.
Dozens of subpoenas were issued Tuesday to businesses affiliated with President Donald Trump and others in a lawsuit by Maryland and the District of Columbia. https://t.co/p4xbv3sTSV
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) December 4, 2018
The D.C. and Maryland attorneys general say they're moving forward with subpoenas for records in their case accusing Trump of profiting off the presidency.
Subpoenas are expected to be sent out within hours, according to the AP. https://t.co/yftMpDaGDC
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) December 3, 2018
Well done @AshaRangappa_ re Trump's possible Russia #emoluments. So proud that @crewcrew & I serve as cocounsel in two of these cases, including the DC/MD one that is now moving to discovery! https://t.co/fAPX3T8hTA
— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) December 4, 2018
BREAKING: the court has ordered discovery to begin in the Maryland & DC #emoluments case led by @BrianFrosh & @AGKarlRacine & cocounseled by @CREWcrew @deepakguptalaw & @CohenMilstein. Here we go! pic.twitter.com/Z1uWvsDGJM
— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) December 3, 2018
Here's why this lawsuit moving forward is such a big deal.
It affirms the principle that the whole point of the emoluments clause is to **remove any doubt** that officials are engaging in precisely the kind of self-dealing that Trump has engaged in to an unprecedented degree: https://t.co/picz0TBPGb
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) December 4, 2018
NEW: Trump asked to appeal negative rulings in DC/MD emoluments suit. Judge said no. DOJ now plans to appeal anyway. https://t.co/ouSFLlwxWl
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) December 3, 2018
Great @latams @AP story on our #emoluments case moving forward, with quotes from @BrianFrosh @AGKarlRacine & yours truly. As I told her, POTUS is violating the constitution every day, so we are glad we have a fast schedule to get to resolution in 2019! https://t.co/iUFloxC6Z5
— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) December 3, 2018
The Trump Hotel has been profiting from brisk business w/ Saudi Arabia & other countries. This would be fine except it is owned by the President, who is forbidden to receive emoluments from princes & foreign states w/o congressional consent. The law is closing in on this scam. https://t.co/Dve7Ei8YaD
— Rep. Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin) December 4, 2018
New Trump Inc.! The Emoluments Clause bars presidents from accepting payments from foreign and state governments without congressional approval. We spoke with District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine about a lawsuit contending Trump did just that. https://t.co/kroE7lTNrl
— ProPublica (@ProPublica) November 25, 2018
Let this sink in: Trump is able to use the entire DOJ, at the expense of taxpayers, to defend himself in court against an ongoing Emoluments Clause case alleging he has unconstitutionally used the Trump Hotel to personally profit.
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) December 4, 2018
update 12/5/18
A month after @realDonaldTrump was elected, Saudi-funded lobbyists began reserving blocks of rooms at Trump's DC hotel. We estimate they reserved 500 rooms, in the middle of the busy weeks around Trump's inauguration. Total cost: more than $272K.https://t.co/rdDsanX3nC
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) December 5, 2018
Subpoenas have been served on the Trump Organization and a dozen linked entities in a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's ongoing business ties while in office, per @LauraAJarrett https://t.co/VNIJ6UPpXj
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 5, 2018
Sad! 