A Democratic lawmaker who serves as the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee on Monday called for a probe into President Trump over foreign payments to his Washington, D. C., hotel.
The ranking Democrat of the House Judiciary Committee called Monday for a probe into President Trump over foreign payments to his Washington, D. C., hotel.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Sheila Jackson-Lee Dem calls for House inquiry into foreign payments to Trump hotel OPINION: It wasn’ t Watergate, but Comey hearing could be Trump’s Waterloo Donald Trump’s plan to disenfranchise minority voters MORE (D-Texas) said it is time for her committee to open an inquiry, hours after a lawsuit alleging that the president violated the domestic and foreign emoluments clauses was filed in Maryland district court.
“An emoluments lawsuit against Trump has been filed by D. C. and Maryland. It is time to open a House Judiciary Committee inquiry, ” Jackson Lee wrote on Twitter.
“President Trump’s continued ownership interest in a global business empire … violates the Constitution and calls into question the rule of law and the integrity of the country’s political system, ” the complaint said.
The complaint cites multiple cases of foreign diplomats and business executives staying in or holding events at the Trump hotel to curry favor with the president.
