Trump Administration Calls For Lawsuit About His Businesses To Be Dismissed
The president filed a motion maintaining the court doesn't have jurisdiction over the subject matter. A nonprofit group says that Trump is violating the Constitution's Emolument Clause.
by Marilyn Geewax
Jun 09, 2017
2 minutes
A nonprofit group's claim that President Trump is violating the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution should be dismissed because the plaintiffs have no standing to sue, according to a court filing by the Department of Justice.
"Those claims falter on threshold grounds: no Plaintiff has alleged an injury"
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