Supreme Court wipes away Trump Emoluments Cases as Moot

essentialsaltes said:

I guess as long as you can delay things until you're out of office, anything goes!

The court instructed the lower courts to wipe away a previous lower court opinion that went against Trump because he is no longer in office. It leaves unresolved a novel question raised in the case because Trump, unlike other presidents, did not use a blind trust when he assumed the presidency, but instead continued to retain an interest in his businesses and let those businesses to take money from foreign and domestic governments.

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essentialsaltes said:

I guess as long as you can delay things until you're out of office, anything goes!

The court instructed the lower courts to wipe away a previous lower court opinion that went against Trump because he is no longer in office. It leaves unresolved a novel question raised in the case because Trump, unlike other presidents, did not use a blind trust when he assumed the presidency, but instead continued to retain an interest in his businesses and let those businesses to take money from foreign and domestic governments.

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SimplyMe said:

To a degree, it does not leave the emoluments question unresolved; instead it gives future presidents the "go ahead" signal. The ruling clears the way for future Presidents to do the same, or worse, with the idea that they can just need to keep the lawsuit going until they leave office -- at which point it will be moot.

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