Federal judge allows Trump to appeal lawsuit over foreign payments accepted by his hotels
Source: Washington Post
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Federal judge allows Trump to appeal lawsuit over foreign payments accepted by his hotels
By David A. Fahrenthold, Reporter covering the Trump family and its business interests.
and Ann E. Marimow
August 21 at 4:07 PM
A federal judge Wednesday allowed President Trump to appeal rulings in a lawsuit that accuses him of violating the Constitution by doing business with foreign governments, putting the case on hold in the meantime.
The ruling by District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan effectively pauses a lawsuit brought by more than 200 congressional Democrats, who say Trump’s companies, which include hotels, should be prohibited from taking payments from foreign states. Trump has argued that the Democrats do not have legal standing to sue him in the first place.
Sullivan’s ruling was not a surprise. In July, an appeals court in Washington had strongly signaled to Sullivan that he should allow this unusual appeal — ruling that Sullivan had probably “abused his discretion” when he denied an earlier attempt.
In his ruling, Sullivan noted that this sort of appeal — done in the middle of a district court case, instead of at its end — is warranted when there is “substantial ground for difference of opinion” on a key matter of law. The appeals court had indicated that this was such a case, so he agreed to let the appeal go forward.
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Carol D. Leonnig contributed to this report.
David A. Fahrenthold is a reporter covering the Trump family and its business interests. He has been at The Washington Post since 2000, and previously covered Congress, the federal bureaucracy, the environment and the D.C. police. Follow https://twitter.com/Fahrenthold
Ann Marimow covers legal affairs for The Washington Post. She joined The Post in 2005 and has covered state government and politics in California, New Hampshire and Maryland. Follow https://twitter.com/amarimow
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Federal judge allows Trump to appeal lawsuit over foreign payments accepted by his hotels
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Like tRump isn't running a massive pay-to-play scam. 
Takes such a LONG TIME! Always something that puts justice on hold!!
