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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 01:28 PM Jun 2019

Judge rejects Trump attempt to push off Democrats' Emoluments Clause lawsuit

Source: The Hill


BY JACQUELINE THOMSEN - 06/25/19 01:13 PM EDT

A federal judge on Tuesday rejected an attempt by President Trump to stave off a lawsuit alleging that he is in violation of the Emoluments Clause.

Judge Emmet Sullivan turned down a motion from the Department of Justice for an appeals court to review his previous rulings that the lawsuit, brought forward by roughly 200 Democratic members of Congress, can advance.

DOJ lawyers had argued that an appellate court should reexamine the rulings, saying that if the higher court found that the members of Congress did not have the power to sue the president, the lawsuit could be dismissed.

And they also claimed that if the appeals court sided with their definition of the Emoluments Clause in the lawsuit, the complaint could be significantly narrowed.

Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/450243-judge-rejects-trump-attempt-to-push-off-democrats-emoluments-clause

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Judge rejects Trump attempt to push off Democrats' Emoluments Clause lawsuit (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2019 OP
Good call Bayard Jun 2019 #1
Screw Trump DENVERPOPS Jun 2019 #2
Good Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2019 #3
The gall of William Barr. dchill Jun 2019 #4
Isn't he the same judge in the Flynn case? wryter2000 Jun 2019 #5
I adore Judge Sullivan. BigmanPigman Jun 2019 #6

Bayard

(21,801 posts)
1. Good call
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 01:41 PM
Jun 2019

If tRump refuses to abide by constitutional law, how else is Congress going to prevail (even on impeachment)?

Isn't this the same judge that smacked down Michael Flynn?

DENVERPOPS

(8,677 posts)
2. Screw Trump
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 01:50 PM
Jun 2019

Screw Trump, they may say the president is exempt, but that does nothing for complicit Repubs, Repubs in Senate, Repubs in the House and His entire administration. AND HEY, WHAT ABOUT HIS KIDS???????????????????????? TRUMP BRAGS ABOUT HOW MUCH IVANKA AND OTHER KIDS HAVE MADE FOR HIM PERSONALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ivanka is in charge of his hotel, and for "his" fourth of july celebration she raised the rates obscenely for that Holiday, and it is reportedly completely booked.............

Grifters gotta Grift!!!!!!!!! LOL

wryter2000

(46,016 posts)
5. Isn't he the same judge in the Flynn case?
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 02:48 PM
Jun 2019

If so, I believe he's the one who accused Flynn of betraying his country.

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