Article snippet: The attorneys general of Washington, D.C., and Maryland filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday against President Donald Trump, alleging he violated the Constitution by allowing his businesses to accept payments from foreign governments. Karl Racine, the attorney general for Washington, D.C., and his Maryland counterpart, Brian Frosh, who are both Democrats, said their suit was born out of concern for upholding the Constitution. "We are a nation of laws, and no one, including the president of the United States, is above the law," Racine said at a press conference. The lawsuit, first reported by The Washington Post late Sunday, hinges on Trump's decision to maintain ownership of his company after becoming president. White House spokesman Sean Spicer on Monday afternoon reiterated the administration's position that Trump is not in violation of the Constitution's emoluments clause, which prohibits government officials from accepting funds from foreign governments. Spicer suggested the lawsuit was motivated by politics. "It's not hard to conclude that partisan politics may be one of the motivations behind the suit," he said in a press briefing. Trump announced in January 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. Racine and Frosh said Monday that Trump has broken prom... Link to the full article to read more