CantaloupeLifestyle@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoTrump says his businesses got money from foreign governments because he was 'doing services' for themwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1455
arrow-up1455external-linkTrump says his businesses got money from foreign governments because he was 'doing services' for themwww.businessinsider.comCantaloupeLifestyle@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up182·10 months agoYeah, while he was president. That’s the problem.
minus-squareBajaTacos@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up43·10 months agoAnd the Supreme Court waited until he was no longer president to call it moot.
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·10 months agoJanuary, 2021. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/us/emoluments-trump-supreme-court.html
minus-squareOlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·10 months agoThanks! I somehow missed that one. Since the cases were vacated, future emoluments suits can still be filed, right?
minus-squarequindraco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-210 months agoYes, but they’ll also be moot. The only saving grace here is that the way SCOTUS mooted these suits by definition can’t set precedent, so once the current justices die in office there’ll be hope again.
Yeah, while he was president. That’s the problem.
And the Supreme Court waited until he was no longer president to call it moot.
When was that?
January, 2021. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/us/emoluments-trump-supreme-court.html
Thanks! I somehow missed that one. Since the cases were vacated, future emoluments suits can still be filed, right?
Yes, but they’ll also be moot. The only saving grace here is that the way SCOTUS mooted these suits by definition can’t set precedent, so once the current justices die in office there’ll be hope again.