Trump already faces a similar lawsuit that was filed in January by plaintiffs including a ethics non-profit group. A spokesman for Maryland’s attorney general declined to comment on the latest emoluments case. DC attorney general Karl Racine and a spokeswoman for the US Department of Justice could not immediately be reached. AG Racine told Reuters in a March interview that the District of Columbia has suffered particular harm because it subsidized the construction of hotels that are now impacted by foreign payments to Trump properties. That puts the district in a “unique position” to file legal claims over the emoluments clause, Racine said.

Source: Egypt Independent June 12, 2017 09:00 UTC