RICHMOND, Va. – Appeals court judges appeared divided Thursday about whether to take the extraordinary step of dismissing a novel lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of illegally profiting from foreign and state government visitors to his hotel in downtown Washington. ...

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WASHINGTON – Attorneys challenging President Donald Trump’s private business dealings say ongoing revelations about his properties bolster claims that he is illegally profiting through transactions with state and foreign governments. As challengers head back to court this week, their new ...

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A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit saying President Donald Trump is illegally profiting from foreign and state government visitors at his hotel in downtown Washington. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit agreed to rehear ...

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WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump to appeal 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 ...

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WASHINGTON — A federal judge temporarily blocked subpoenas from congressional Democrats for President Donald Trump’s financial records after an appeals court weighed in on the issue. The appeals court in Washington intervened Friday in the legal battle between the lawmakers ...

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WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court Wednesday sided with President Donald Trump, dismissing a lawsuit claiming the president is illegally profiting from foreign and state government visitors at his luxury hotel in downtown Washington. The unanimous ruling from the U.S. ...

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WASHINGTON – Rejecting a request from President Donald Trump, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday cleared the way for nearly 200 Democrats in Congress to continue their lawsuit against him alleging that his private business violates an anti-corruption ...

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WASHINGTON – Democrats in Congress can move ahead with their lawsuit against President Donald Trump alleging that his private business violates the Constitution’s ban on gifts or payments from foreign governments, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The decision in Washington ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for President Donald Trump are asking a federal judge to toss a civil lawsuit accusing the president of violating the Constitution because his businesses accept money from foreign governments. In a court hearing in New York ...

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