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SCOTUS Throws Out Lawsuits Accusing Trump Of Taking Foreign Bribes

Tim Pearce
SCOTUS Throws Out Lawsuits Accusing Trump Of Taking Foreign Bribes
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The Supreme Court tossed two lawsuits accusing former President Donald Trump of violating the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution on Monday, ending a roughly four-year legal battle over the former president’s businesses.

One of the lawsuits was filed by a watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), the day after Trump was inaugurated in 2017. The attorneys general of District of Columbia and Maryland brought a similar lawsuit in June of that year, according to Politico.

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