Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Emoluments Case Against President Trump Continues; 4 of 5 Arizona Democratic Reps. Among Plaintiffs (ARIZONA'S POLITICAL SHORTS)

Emoluments Case Against President Trump Continues; 4 of 5 Arizona Democratic Reps. Among Plaintiffs
3:30p.m.: Four of Arizona's five House Democrats are plaintiffs in a suit claiming that President Donald Trump is violating the U.S. Constitution by accepting "emoluments" while serving as President. Last week, a U.S. District Court Judge ruled against the President's effort to delay the action, and ordered discovery to commence.

The decision was publicized today by some of the 215 Congressional Democrats bringing the action. The Arizona Members of Congress participating are Reps. Ann Kirkpatrick (CD2), Raul Grijalva (CD3), Ruben Gallego (CD7) and Greg Stanton (CD9). Neither Rep. Tom O'Halleran (CD1) nor Sen. Kyrsten Sinema are parties to the action.

Judge Emmet Sullivan previously denied the President's motion to dismiss the case. The new motion was to permit  the Administration to appeal the previous rulings and to stop discovery during that process.



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