ATTORNEY GENERAL/IRS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The attorneys general of the District of Columbia and Maryland plan to file subpoenas Tuesday [12-4-18] seeking records from the Trump Organization, the Internal Revenue Service and dozens of other entities as part of a lawsuit accusing Donald Trump of profiting off the presidency. The flurry of subpoenas came a day after U.S. District Court Judge Peter J. Messitte approved a brisk schedule for discovery in the case alleging that foreign and domestic government spending at Trump’s Washington, D.C., hotel amounts to gifts to the president in violation of the Constitution’s emoluments clause. The subpoenas target more than 30 Trump-linked private entities and the federal agency that oversees the lease for Trump’s D.C. hotel. Subpoenas were also being sent to the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Department of Commerce, Department of Agriculture and the IRS, all of which have spent taxpayer dollars at the hotel. Other Trump entities that officials plan to subpoena include those related to his D.C. hotel and its management. The Maryland attorney general’s office confirmed the targets of the subpoenas to The Associated Press as they were being prepared Tuesday.”
–The Associated Press, “2 attorneys general to subpoena Trump Organization, IRS,” Politico, December 4, 2018 2:54 pm