Article snippet: The attorneys general of Donald Trump, alleging he violated the Constitution by allowing his businesses to accept payments from foreign governments, ABC News confirmed Sunday. In an advisory sent out on Sunday, D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine and Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh, both Democrats, said they planned to "announce a major lawsuit against President Trump" in a press conference at noon on Monday. The lawsuit, first reported by the Washington Post late Sunday, hinges on Trump's decision to maintain ownership of his company after becoming president, the D.C. Attorneys General's office confirmed to ABC News Sunday night. In January, Trump announced that he would hand his business over to his sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump and to Alan Weisselberg -- a longtime Trump business executive -- through a financial trust, in an effort to eliminate potential conflicts of interests. But Racine and Frosh told the Post on Sunday that Trump had broken promises to separate himself from his business interests, the Post said, noting that the president receives regular updates on his company’s finances. "The emoluments clauses command that ... the president put the country first and not his own personal interest first," Frosh told the Post on Sunday, referring to the part of the Constitution that prohibits the president from accepting foreign gifts or payments without consent from Congress. Another suit, filed earlier this year by D.C. watchdog C... Link to the full article to read more
DC, Maryland AGs to file suit against President Trump over business dealings - ABC News
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