Khalid Pitts and Diane Gross, co-owners of Cork Wine Bar, are suing President Trump over his financial interest in the restaurant at Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. President Trump has taken steps to insulate himself from the business, resigning from his positions and putting his adult sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, in charge. Gross and Pitts seek no damages but rather an order barring Trump’s D.C. hotel business from operating while President Trump owns it. Given the unique circumstances of Trump’s business interests, it’s difficult to predict how a judge might consider the suit. Rome, who represents multiple restaurant owners, said that whatever business Trump reaps at the hotel is business another of the city’s restaurants or hotels would otherwise be getting.

Source: Washington Post March 09, 2017 15:06 UTC