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Previously, the lawsuit filed by the DC and Maryland, alleging that the president had received illegal gifts from the Trump International Hotel, was entering its discovery phase, with state attorneys general issuing several summonses to appear, including the Trump Organization. A federal judge had let the prosecution of Trump's companies unfold in the states, although the judge did not rule on the possible dismissal of a lawsuit against the president personally.
The Department of Justice also appealed the judge's decision to the 4th. The US Federal Court of Appeal gives Trump's personal legal team the thumbs up to request a break in the case.
The Attorney General of Maryland, Brian Frosh, made harsh remarks about the approach of the president's lawyers on Friday.
"I think that they may have violated Lewis Carroll's copyright on" Alice in Wonderland, "he said.
He added that the president's lawyers argued that "the president is immune from the requirements of the emoluments clause" of the Constitution, argument that he described as absurd. "
CORRECTION: This story has been updated to remove an incorrect reference to a statement made by Frosh.
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