Lawyers for Donald trump’s require a Federal judge to refuse to consider a civil suit, accusing the President of violating the Constitution due to the fact that his companies receive income from cooperation with foreign governments.
On Wednesday at a hearing in new York, the lawyers plan to claim that the ban on profits from foreign governments applies only to gifts and financial rewards that are not related to business. The question raised in the lawsuit relating to the profit from overseas businesses trump is a political problem and should be addressed by Congress, not the court.
The lawsuit against the President was filed left public political group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington in January of this year.
This case gives insight into some lack of clarity around the complex financial Empire of trump, including a network of hundreds of corporate organizations around the world, and resolve issues on international sources of money trump.
«We need to know whether the financial our President from any foreign governments,» — said the representative of the CREW , Richard painter.
The meeting also needs to be resolved the question of whether the person who filed the petition to the President, the proper plaintiffs. In addition to CREW to suit also joined the organization Restaurant Opportunities Centers United.
Two more claim to the President of similar content was submitted to the court by members of Congress and the attorneys General of the state of Maryland and the district of Columbia.
