Article snippet: Nearly 200 Democratic lawmakers have joined to bring a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, alleging he breached a clause of the Constitution that forbids federal officeholders to take foreign payments and gifts. The congressional lawsuit alleges that Trump through his business interests has been in violation of the Constitution's emoluments clause, which prohibits government officials from accepting foreign gifts or payments without consent from Congress, since he took office in January. The 196 members of Congress who have thus far joined the complaint — 30 from Washington, D.C., legal organization that is filing on behalf of the congressional plaintiffs. The suit is set to be filed in U.S. district court on Wednesday. "Through this measure, the nation's founders invested members of Congress with an important role in preventing the corruption and foreign influence that the founders sought to avoid," the suit reads, referring to the emoluments clause. "President Donald J. Trump has a financial interest in vast business holdings around the world that engage in dealings with foreign governments and receive benefits from those governments." Rep. Trump Organization, after becoming president but announced in January that he would hand it over to his sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump through a financial trust, in an effort to address concerns of potential conflicts of interest. The lawsuit, the third of its kind concerning emoluments since Trump beca... Link to the full article to read more