Recent arguments against the Foreign Emoluments Clause applying to the President rest, in part, on incorrect claims about Alexander Hamilton's writings,explains Brianne Gorod at Take Care.
A federal district judge in Maryland heard arguments in a case brought by several state attorneys general contending that President Trump's business interests violate the Emoluments Clause.
The DOJ reversed its prior concession that the Foreign Emoluments Clause applies to the President. Oral arguments in the first Emoluments Clause challenge lingered on whether the issue is a nonjusticiable political question.
