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Emoluments Lawsuit Filed

United States of America · Government / Republican Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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2017

Donald Trump23 January 2017

Washington DC · Government / Republican Party Government

Faces first lawsuit alleging violation of the Constitution’s emoluments clause.

Names involved

Donald Trump

Provenance

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