A federal judge said Tuesday a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating the Constitution’s emoluments clause could go forward, rejecting an effort by the White House to get the case thrown out. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan sided with nearly 200 members of Congress who have sued Trump, alleging his ongoing ties to a sweeping business empire continue to enrich him while in office. The emoluments case is likely to head to a federal appeals court and could ultimately end up before the Supreme Court, The Washington Post notes. A separate case related to the emoluments clause has been held up in the court system. The attorneys general were temporarily blocked from gathering evidence or issuing subpoenas in the case by an appeals court in December.

Source: Huffington Post May 01, 2019 10:32 UTC