April 29, 2018

Federal court rejects Trump’s bid to dismiss emoluments lawsuit

https://thinkprogress.org/judge-rejects-trumps-bid-to-dismiss-emoluments-lawsuit-5568a7193988/
"The plaintiffs cited as an example a decision by the Embassy of Kuwait to switch a major event from Washington’s Four Seasons Hotel to Trump’s hotel after the election. Their lawsuit alleges that the federal government erred in allowing Trump to maintain his lease for the D.C. hotel — which he operates but which is federal property — despite an explicit provision banning elected officials."