Trump Dismisses Emoluments Clause Lawsuit: ‘Totally Without Merit’ (VIDEO)

Vice President Mike Pence, left, and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus watch as President Donald Trump hands over an executive order to withdraw the U.S. from the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pac... Vice President Mike Pence, left, and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus watch as President Donald Trump hands over an executive order to withdraw the U.S. from the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact agreed to under the Obama administration, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) MORE LESS

President Donald Trump said Monday morning that a lawsuit alleging he violated the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution is “totally without merit.”

“No,” he said, responding to a reporter’s question during a pool spray as he signed executive orders in the Oval Office. “Without merit. Totally without merit.”

The liberal watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a lawsuit Monday accusing Trump of violating the Emoluments Clause, which bars presidents from receiving payments from foreign governments, including businesses owned by governments.

Watch his response below:

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  1. Responding to my question about emoluments lawsuit, Trump calls suit “Totally without merit.”

    Wasn’t his initial response to the trump U lawsuit the same? How’d that turn out for you dt?

  2. Trump Dismisses Emoluments Clause Lawsuit: 'Totally Without Merit’

    …which is how you know it Totally Has Merit.

  3. The only way to nail Trump on this is going to be from outside the US. There are 2 sides to any deal.

  4. “Trump: Totally Without Merit.”

    Sums himself up well.

  5. I hope he takes that attitude into the courtroom with him.

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