Originally posted January 24, 2017

A team of constitutional scholars, Supreme Court litigators and former White House ethics lawyers plans to file the suit Monday, part of a barrage of legal actions by liberal groups.

Source: Foreign Payments to Trump Firms Violate Constitution, Suit Will Claim – The New York Times

Constitutional Scholars To Sue Donald Trump Over D.C. Hotel And Other Businesses

The lawsuit will accuse Trump of allowing his businesses to accept payments from foreign governments, in violation of the U.S. Constitution.

Source: Constitutional Scholars To Sue Donald Trump Over D.C. Hotel And Other Businesses.

Ethics Experts File Lawsuit Saying Trump’s Overseas Interests Violate Constitution

“These violations of the Foreign Emoluments Clause pose a grave threat to the United States and its citizens. As the Framers were aware, private financial interests can subtly sway even the most virtuous leaders, and entanglements between American officials and foreign powers could pose a creeping, insidious threat to the Republic.” -Group suing President Trump claiming his overseas businesses violate the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause

See the NPR News article.