Trump Lawyers Ask Court to Toss Suit Over Business Holdings
- Two Democratic AGs say president is violating Constitution
- Businesses are profiting from Trump presidency, suits claim
President Donald Trump
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President Donald Trump asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by two attorneys general accusing him of profiting from his office, in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
The suit, filed by Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh and his District of Columbia counterpart, Karl Racine, contends the president’s continued ownership of his global business empire -- including the Trump International Hotel in Washington -- enables him to make money from foreign and domestic governments, breaching two Constitutional clauses intended to prevent that.