Emoluments Clause
A federal appeals court will rehear the lawsuit from Maryland and D.C. after it previously tossed claims the president is illegally profiting from the hotel.
It remains unclear whether the military exceeded its own limits on lodging expenses to put service members up in the president's hotel.
Barbara Barrett wouldn't say whether it is inappropriate for the service to spend tax dollars at the president's properties.
“People like my product, what can I tell you?" the president said.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The House Judiciary Committee is looking into the president's proposal as it determines whether to pursue impeachment hearings.
The president blurs the line again between his business and government.
Walter Shaub accused members of Congress who participated in a Kuwaiti bash at the Trump International Hotel in Washington of "complicity."
A government report says the emoluments issue leaves a “constitutional cloud” over the president’s D.C. hotel.
A spokesman for the Department of the Interior said the parks service was attempting to keep “iconic areas” open during the shutdown, but that did not include the tower — until the GSA stepped in.
Trump International Hotel, Mar-a-Lago among president's operations that profited.