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President Trump found himself, once again, at the receiving end of a high-profile lawsuit involving his business dealings on Monday. The Attorneys General of both the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia filed a suit claiming the Present was in violation of the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause, which states that an office holder cannot receive payments or gifts from a foreign power. The Big Three Networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) highlighted the suit while they openly hoped that it would allow them to see Trump’s tax returns.
“President Trump facing a historic constitutional challenge tonight,” announced ABC Anchor David Muir during World News Tonight, as he speculated. “At issue, is the President profiting from money coming in from foreign entities, helping everything from his hotels to his golf courses?”
Muir handed the segment off to Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross who seemed quite giddy as he started his report:
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