The Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C. gets business from foreign governments and their representatives, and it’s housed in a building that Trump’s company leases from the U.S. government. Does Trump acknowledge those were emoluments? His lawyers say fair-market transactions, like when a foreign delegation pays the market rate to stay at a Trump hotel, are permitted. A lawsuit brought by the attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia accuses Trump of violating the Constitution by holding a financial interest in the Washington hotel. It’s exceedingly rare for emoluments to be litigated in court, especially as they relate to the president.

Source: Washington Post October 17, 2019 18:11 UTC