Kyle Sammin writes for the Federalist about one of the many ways President Trump’s critics are trying to bring down his presidency.
The Left’s assault on the Trump administration is hydra-headed. Some of those heads are strong, and will find plenty of scandal on which to feed. Others are weak, misshapen things that will prove to be nothing but grotesque distractions.
One head of the latter sort snapped at the president this week when the attorneys general of Maryland and Washington DC sued Donald Trump in federal court, claiming that his business dealings violate the Emoluments Clauses of the Constitution.
It’s a vicious bite, but this serpent is destined to break its teeth on the armor of the Political Question doctrine. No matter how much they dislike the president, neither the states nor any other party may short-circuit the impeachment process through the courts. Even if Trump is guilty of violating the Constitution, Congress—not the judiciary—must decide how to punish him.
