Suing Trump on ethics? Good luck making your case
In the latest challenge, Cork Wine Bar targets Trump’s D.C. hotel for unfair competition.
By Isaac Arnsdorf and Darren Samuelsohn
03/09/17 01:03 PM EST
A lot of people — New York’s attorney general, law professors, Washington restaurant owners — think President Donald Trump is breaking laws by holding onto his businesses. The trouble is, a month and a half into his presidency, they’re still searching for a successful courtroom strategy to force him to divest.
The president isn’t bound by the main federal law against conflicts of interest. But legal experts have argued since Trump won the election that he’s violating the constitutional ban on accepting payments from a foreign government — known as the Emoluments Clause — and is putting federal agencies under his control in the impossible position of having to supervise his businesses.
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