answers they re going to be forced to take alternative steps. what that means is anyone s guess but we are speculating that it potentially is a subpoena. right, and there is also an impeachment, we should remind our audience there is an impeachment investigation, actually stepping up a level as of next week, the house judiciary committee is going to take a formal vote on really defining what the impeachment inquiry will look like, this impeachment investigation, which is what the house judiciary chairman is calling it, for the audience to understand, there is already a sort of pre-impeachment process in place in congress. it looks like this is something that potentially could be a part of it. i want to read to the audience, we keep saying emoluments clause. i want to read what that is, it is the following. it says, this is a constitutional emolument, no title of nobility shall be granted by the united states, and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them shall, witho
today howard law professor laurence tribe and others filed a federal lawsuit against president trump. the lawsuit alleges from the moment donald trump was sworn in to office he was in violation of the emoluments clause because of his hotels and other businesses accept payments. the clause in the constitution says no person holding any office or profit or trust under them shall without the consent of the congress accept any present emolument office or title of any kind from any king, prince or foreign state. here s what president trump said today about that lawsuit. totally without merit. the lawsuit could force donald trump to release his tax return that s that he repeatedl he cannot release because they are under audit. here s what his senior adviser kellyanne conway said about those tax returns yesterday. he s not going to release his tax returns. we litigated this all through the election.
just a good of items of value from a variety of different foreign governments without ever having consulted congress or congress ever having made a statement whether that s legal or not. according to a watchdog group is a violation of the foreign emoluments close of the constitution stating no person of office of profit or trust shall without the consent of congress accept any present emolument office or title of any office from any king, prince or foreign state. the wording is quaint but chayes believes it s a modern-day application. if you choose to shoulder the honor of serving the people of the united states of america as their president you can t simultaneously be serving yourself as a businessman. choose. one or the other. why not let congress pursue this? why did lawsuit? this is a clear violation of a constitutional provision.
his hotel. e clause in the constituti says no person holding any office or profit or trust under them shall without the consent of the congress accept any present emolument office or title of any kind from any king, prince or foreign state. here s what president trump said today about that lawsuit. totally without merit. it could force donald trump to release his tax returns that he repeatedly said he cannot release because they are under audit. here s what his senior adviser kellyanne conway said about those tax returns yesterday. he s not going to release his tax returns. we litigated this all through the election. people didn t care. they voted for him. that of course was a complete change of position for the trump campaign, now trump white house. then this morning kellyanne
that s over 6 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 250 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. today howard law professor laurence tribe and others filed a federal lawsuit against president trump. thawsuit alleges from the moment donald trp was sworn in to office he was in violationf the emoluments clause because of his hotel. the clause in the constitution says no person holding any office or profit or trust under them shall without the consent of the congress accept any present emolument office or title of any kind from any king, prince or foreign state.