Trump Must Face Emoluments Lawsuit Over D.C. Hotel Profits
- Federal judge refuses to toss out D.C.-Maryland lawsuit
- President also faces Congressional Democrats case in capital
A pedestrian passes in front of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 17, 2017.
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A judge has ruled for a second time that President Donald Trump must face a lawsuit accusing him of improperly profiting from his posh downtown Washington hotel.
U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte’s decision Wednesday denied the president’s dismissal request and pushes forward a lawsuit by the attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia. It may open the door to a searching examination of just how much money Trump has made from his Washington businesses while in office and the sources of that income.