Divided Virginia Federal Court Hears Trump Emoluments Case
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A federal appeals court in Virginia heard arguments Thursday about whether to revive a lawsuit accusing President Trump of violating the Constitution by profiting from his hotel near the White House, according to a report by The New York Times.
The hearing marks the first time that a full appellate court has considered the emoluments or anticorruption clauses of the Constitution, and Trump is the first president to be sued for allegedly violating those clauses, writes the Times‘ Sharon LaFraniere.
The hearing was a spirited session that indicated sharp divisions among the judges over the legal consequences of the president’s conduct, according to LaFraniere.
