Trump's Narrow Definition of Emoluments Rejected by Judge
- D.C. judge’s ruling allows Democrats’ lawsuit to proceed
- Emoluments clause called ‘premier anti-corruption provision’
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President Donald Trump’s narrow definition of an "emolument" failed to win him an escape from a lawsuit by almost 200 Congressional Democrats who claim the president is violating the Constitution by doing business with foreign governments.
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan on Tuesday denied a Justice Department request to dismiss the lawsuit, filed in 2017 by Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal and other members of the House and Senate who claim Trump is violating the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the Constitution.