Frosh and D.C.’s Attorney General Sue President Trump for Violating Emoluments Clause

6/12/17

By Ethan McLeod, Baltimore Fishbowl

Maryland’s top attorney is co-launching the newest major lawsuit against our sitting president, this time for allegedly breaching his constitutional oath by accepting millions of dollars’ worth of payments from foreign governments.

The Washington Post first reported that Frosh and D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine would file the lawsuit in federal court in Maryland on Monday. The pair have accused Trump of committing “unprecedented constitutional violations” by retaining ownership of his global empire after he assumed office in the White House in January.

Trump announced in January that he’d let his sons, Eric and Donald Jr., take control of the family real estate business. However, he’s still the owner and can profit indirectly from business dealings over time.

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