John -

This is huge.

On President Trump’s first day in the Oval Office, CREW filed our historic emoluments lawsuit, CREW v. Trump, challenging President Trump’s systematic violations of the Emoluments Clauses of the Constitution.

Nearly two years ago, the case was dismissed, but we appealed that decision and made our case in court last October.

Today, we won our appeal. Read our statement about today’s victory here.

The foreign and domestic Emoluments Clauses represent a key safeguard against corruption and undue influence over the president. We never imagined we’d need to sue the president for such egregious violations of the Constitution, but when it became clear that President Trump wasn’t going to take steps to prevent unconstitutional conflicts of interest and corruption, we sued him.

This case is far from over, but today is a big victory in our fight to defend the Constitution. For more, read our statement.

Over the past two and a half years, we have seen President Trump run roughshod over the Constitution, effectively declaring he was open for business for governments and public officials to pay him money in an attempt to influence him, just as we had feared when he failed to divest from his businesses. The pursuit of justice in this case has taken time, but today’s ruling is a crucial step towards stopping Trump’s rampant corruption at long last.

Thank you for standing with us,

Noah Bookbinder
Executive Director, CREW