A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit brought by Maryland and the District of Columbia that challenges President Donald Trump’s ownership of a luxury hotel five blocks from the White House.
=A three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the case dismissed in July. But the full appeals court agreed late Tuesday to rehear the case, which has the effect of wiping out the panel’s ruling and giving Maryland and D.C. another chance to argue their case, claiming that Trump’s holdings present a conflict between his business profits and the nation’s interest.
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine and Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh praised the appeals court’s action, saying, “We look forward to arguing our case before the full panel to stop President Trump from violating the Constitution and profiting from the presidency.”
View thew complete October 15 article by Pete Williams on the NBC News website here.