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Zoe Tillman @ZoeTillman
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New: DC and MD have dismissed their claims against Trump in his *individual* capacity in the emoluments clause case. They're still proceeding against him in his *official* capacity as president, though, so the case is very much still on assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5638…
Why does this matter? The rulings so far allowing the case to go forward have involved the official capacity claims (DOJ recently appealed to the 4th Circuit) — the judge hasn't ruled yet on the individual capacity claims. This dismissal means the case won't proceed on two tracks
Trump's lawyers repping him in his individual capacity recently asked the judge to put the case on hold while they pursued an appeal, since the judge had said discovery could go forward. DC/MD filed papers tonight saying that's now all moot assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5638…
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