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And the claim of the district and maryland has been that by running the trump hotel, owning the trump hotel, the president basically is receiving emoluments when either state officials stay in the hotel to curry favor with the president or when foreign governments either stay at the hotel or rent banquet space or do other kinds of business there. the trump administration had fought this very hard, and it had survived in the lower court in maryland where it was being heard. a number of attempts by the government to dismiss it because this is the first time a federal government has looked at what the constitution means by emoluments. but now it appears the 4th circuit has dismissed the claims saying the local governments don t have the jurisdiction, don t have the legal standing to bring these claims against the president either in his individual or in his official capacity. we re just getting the rulings. just going through them now. ....

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