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Thing that donald trump is getting from these foreign governments. and the real issue, the most difficult hurdle in these lawsuits has been the standing question. has been whether or not there are are parties who are in a position to bring a suit. and the second circuit today in a really well reasoned, deep thoughtful opinion said, no, the district court got it wrong. the hotel owner and people involved in the hospitality industry, people working in the restaurant business who have to compete ag...

Because it would open up his personal and business finances to increased scrutiny. joining me now nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. can you say emoluments, pete? >> you have to when you talk about this. the two emoluments clauses of the constitution say that presidents gain from officials. what the lawsuit claims is that when people come to town in new york or washington they tend to patronize trump facilities, the one in new york, the trump hotel here, the luxury five-star hotel a f...

Doing. weve done this in coordination. jerry nadler very closely in coordination with the speaker and the leader and the chair. and so the division is not quite what its being made out to be. >> even adam schiff, the chairman of the house intelligence committee, hes reluctant to say this is formally, officially, an impeachment investigation. >> its not necessary to use the magic words formally. were in an impeachment investigation. jerry nadler said that plainly during the course the markup and ...

And we get the evidence before e the american people. how about paying off mistresses days before a national election for president? how about the profiteering, the violation of the emoluments clause. im very happy well have next week cory lewandowski on the 17th and the obstruction of tr justice he was asked to participate in is well versed in the mueller report and later r this month well be looking at th th the eemoluments clause. the founders of our country anticipated that someone could e p...

They understand when someone is recommend impeachment articles ripping them off as taxpayers. to the house. and what were doing -- weve and so i wouldnt be surprised been -- weve been doing that if the judiciary committee consistently and what were doing tomorrow is adopting starts to move down this road. meanwhile, we have inherent procedures enabling us to do it contempt. i am one of those that believes that rather than go through the more effectively. >> joining me now is maryland court syste...

Access to the u.s. financial system. we will continue to make sure that the security of the united states and to protect innocent people from becoming victims of terrorist attacks. >> thank you, steven. todays executive order marks the most significant update to counterterrorism sanctions authorities since september of 2001. it significantly expands authorities to target terrorists and those who finance their activities. specifically, todays action amends executive order 13224 by adding clauses ...

Most right now. >> well, the framers of the constitution saw the conversion of government into a for profit enterprise as the essential offense against the constitution. they wanted the president to be focused in an undivided way, and in a loyal way, on the interests of the american people, not on the private business interests of the president, and his family, and his friends. and so this is in the constitution, in the emoluments clauses. i think that the mueller report, and the mueller investi...

He cant be taking that money from the u.s. government. and we will get to the bottom of why it happened. >> and i want to move on to camp david. its in your district, and the taliban meeting set up and canceled over the weekend. quickly, congressman, do you believe that if the president has been enriching himself purposefully in those ways, the air force stays in scotland, et cetera, are those impeachable offenses? >> well, you just have to ask the founders of the constitution, it is written rig...

White house friday, demanding answers about vice president pences decision to stay at a trump property in ireland. they said quote potential violations of the foreign and domestic clauses of the constitution are of grave concern to the committee as it considers whether to recommend articles of impeachment. now, these lawmakers are demanding documents from the white house about what led into the trip. the president for his part said he had nothing to do with the decision about where the vice pres...

The president for it. heres todays "new york times" report on this new investigation. quote, two committee chairmen acting in tandem sent letters to the white house, the secret service and the trump organization asking for documents and communications related to vice president mike pences decision to stay this week at mr. trumps resort in ireland during an official visit, as well as mr. trumps recent statements promoting trump national dural as the possible site for the g7 summit of world leader...