A suit brought by Democratic lawmakers in 2017 against US President Donald Trump has ended with the Supreme Court declining to hear the case on Tuesday.
The suit alleged that Trump violated the emoluments clause of the US Constitution by profiting from the presidency. The emoluments clause “prohibits any person holding government office from accepting any present, emolument, office, or title from any ‘King, Prince, or foreign State,’ without congressional consent” in order to prevent foreign influence and corruption.
