Julie C. Tizzard
Criminal Defense Attorney New Orleans
Tel:
+1.504.529.3774
Toll Free:
1.877.742.7590
  • Home
  • About
  • Criminal Defense
  • Personal Injury
  • DWI / DUI
  • Sex Crimes
  • Blog
  • News
  • Contact
  • Case Law Updates
Home » Blog » News » Has Trump Violated the Emoluments Clause?

Has Trump Violated the Emoluments Clause?

Posted by Julie Tizzard on 27 March, 2023

 

 

“The court determines that plaintiffs have convincingly argued that the term ’emolument’ in both the foreign and domestic Emoluments Clauses, with slight refinements that the court will address, means any ‘profit,’ ‘gain,’ or ‘advantage’ and that accordingly they have stated claims to the effect that the president, in certain instances, has violated both the foreign and domestic Clauses,” Missette wrote in his ruling.

With Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) acting as co-counsel, the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia have argued in their lawsuit that the frequent use of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. by state governors and foreign officials constitutes illegal payments to the president.

In addition, the Trump International Hotel has rented space “to the embassies of Kuwait and the Philippines and hosted visiting leaders from Malaysia and Romania,” since Trump took office, and has reported $150,000 in “foreign profits” in the last year, according to the Washington Post.

Further, Trump has not fully divested himself from the Trump Organization, which owns the hotel and his other properties all over the world. Instead, he handed over control of the business to his two eldest sons, Eric and Donald, Jr., but receives business updates on the organization’s finances and is able spend money from accounts related to said businesses.

U.S. District Judge Peter Missette did not buy the Trump administration’s argument that a violation of the Constitution’s emoluments clause—which states that a president cannot accept gifts or benefits from state officials or foreign governments—must involve a bribe that is explicitly offered to the president.

 

Tags: Attorney New Orleans, Criminal Attorney, Criminal Attorney New Orleans, Criminal Defense Attorney New Orleans, Criminal Defense Lawyer New Orleans, Criminal Lawyer New Orleans, Donald Trump, Emoluments Clause, Federal Case Law Update, Federal Criminal Attorney New Orleans, New Orleans Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer, New Orleans Federal Criminal Lawyer, United States Supreme Court

Recent Posts :

  • Justices to consider retroactivity of the Ramos decision
  • Supreme Court rules non-unanimous juries unconstitutional
  • Dallas police officer arrested for killing man in wrong apartment
  • Kamala Harris Grills Brett Kavanaugh
  • Defense begins in Manafort tax evasion and fraud trial

Categories :

  • Case Law Update
  • News
  • Uncategorized

Archives :

  • May 2020
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • January 2015
  • October 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • June 2013
  • February 2013
  • July 2009
  • Home
  • About
  • Criminal Defense
  • Personal Injury
  • DWI / DUI
  • Sex Crimes
  • Blog
  • News
  • Contact
  • Case Law Updates
Copyright © 2023 criminaldefenseneworleans.com