The Waldof Astoria, the former Trump International Hotel at the Old Post Office Building, on Aug. 18, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag hide caption
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Former President Donald Trump's company lost more than $70 million operating his Washington, D.C., hotel while he was in office, according to documents released by congressional Democrats on Friday. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption
The Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., is the focus of one of three pending lawsuits claiming the president is violating the Constitution by not divesting from his business empire. Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
The Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., is at the center of a lawsuit brought by the governments of Maryland and the District of Columbia against President Trump, arguing that his stake in the hotel violates the Constitution's emoluments clauses. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
After opening shortly before the 2016 election, the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., has quickly became a favorite gathering place for the president's supporters. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Federal Lawsuit Against President Trump's Business Interests Allowed To Proceed
A federal court hears arguments in a case brought by Democratic lawmakers about whether the Trump Organization's business dealings with foreign governments violates the Constitution's Emoluments Clause. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Trump Organization Deals In Asia Fuel Debate On Emoluments Lawsuit
A lawsuit brought by the attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia regarding President Trump's profits from the Trump International Hotel near the White House can proceed, a federal judge has ruled. Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Police stand guard outside the Trump International Hotel, blocks from the White House, last year. The hotel has become a centerpiece of lawsuits claiming the president is profiting from the office. John Minchillo/AP hide caption
Federal Judge Seems Sympathetic To Anti-Corruption Case Against President Trump
Washington, D.C., attorney Jeffrey Lovitky has taken it upon himself to sue President Trump. Peter Overby/NPR hide caption
For 1 Attorney, A Lonely Legal Fight To Make Trump Comply With Rules
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit maintaining that President Trump benefited from foreign patrons at his hotels in violation of the Constitution. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a suit just three days after President Trump took office. The suit alleges he is violating the Constitution's ban on accepting foreign payments, or emoluments. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
The Court Challenge Begins: Is Trump Taking Unconstitutional Emoluments?
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., is among the more than 190 Democrats who are suing President Trump over his business deals involving foreign governments. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh (left) and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine announce a lawsuit against President Trump over conflicts of interest with his businesses on Monday in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on June 9, 2017. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Protestors demonstrating April 15 against President Trump's purported ties to foreign governments walk by the Trump hotel during in Washington, D.C. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, shown here at a December news conference, is being urged to look into whether President Trump's businesses violate the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
Computer screens show some of the Trump trademarks approved by China. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump (hidden at left) have dinner with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife, Akie, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Feb. 10. Trump said he would personally pay for the visit to his resort . Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
Critics Say Trump Group Doing New Foreign Deals, Despite Pledge To Refrain
Many groups are raising questions about President Trump's conflicts of interest, but do they have the "standing" to challenge him in court? Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Can Groups Sue Over Trump's Business Conflicts Even If They Weren't Harmed?
When interests such as the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., take money from foreign governments, it's a potential violation of the Constitution, according to the group that filed the lawsuit. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
President-elect Donald Trump speaks with the media at Trump Tower in New York on Dec. 6, 2016. Ethics experts warn that Trump's business interests could violate the Constitution. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Ethics Lawyers Call Trump's Business Conflicts 'Nakedly Unconstitutional'
Vincent J. Viola, a West Point graduate who served in the 101st Airborne, owns the Florida Panthers and is Donald Trump's pick to be secretary of the Army. Omar Vega/Invision/AP hide caption
President-elect Donald Trump points to a reporter at Trump International Hotel in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption