Citing violations to the Constitution, the attorneys general in Maryland and D.C. seek records from Maine's governor and dozens of government entities that have spent money at Trump International.
President Trump has won the second of three lawsuits alleging he violated the Constitution because foreigners and state officials patronize his businesses, such as the Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal dismissed the claim by Maryland and the District of Columbia that Trump was violating the Constitution’s domestic and foreign emoluments clauses. The foreign emoluments clause reads:
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Silver Spring resident Anjan Ghosh Tagore was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for receipt of child pornography, and he was given an additional 18 months for violating his supervised release from a previous conviction. (Shutterstock )
GREENBELT, MD Anjan Ghosh Tagore, of Silver Spring, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison Thursday followed by a lifetime supervised release for the receipt of child pornography, and he was given an additional 18 months for violating his supervised release from a previous federal conviction for possession of child pornography. The sentences, which were announced by the U.S. Attorney s Office District of Maryland, are to be served consecutively.
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Brian Frosh is the attorney general for Maryland.
Mr. Eisen is their former co-counsel in the emoluments litigation and served as President Obama’s ethics czar. He now serves as outside counsel for the nonpartisan Voter Protection Program.
Three and a half years ago, we took President Donald Trump to court over unconstitutional payments he received from foreign and domestic governments through his hotel in downtown D.C. while serving as president. Recently, the Supreme Court declared that our lawsuit and Trump’s appeal of it were moot given that President Joe Biden had taken office. Trump’s departure from the White House may have effectively terminated the case against him, but we still secured a significant victory: Judge Peter J. Messitte of the Maryland federal distr