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Trump Still Faces 3 Lawsuits Over His Business Empire

The suits allege that Trump is violating the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution — and demand that the president divest from his private dealings.
The Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., is the focus of one of three pending lawsuits claiming the president is violating the Constitution by not divesting from his business empire.

Is Trump profiting off the presidency?

It's a question that has dogged President Trump since he first took office, and it is gathering momentum again, even as the impeachment saga and Trump's dealings with Ukraine dominate the headlines.

A trio of lawsuits claiming that Trump's business dealings are violating the Constitution have been ping-ponging in federal courts for months, but all three cases are now advancing to critical stages.

On Thursday, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in Richmond, Va., will hear arguments to reconsider a ruling from a three-judge panel of the court, which in July dismissed the case over lack of standing.

Lawyers representing the attorneys general of Washington, D.C., and Maryland, which brought the lawsuit, are optimistic. They are hoping the court will

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