Members of Congress are about to have their first shot at battling Trump in court over his foreign business dealings in unprecedented case

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• Members of Congress are about to get their chance to battle President Donald Trump in court on Thursday.
• A lawsuit led by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal will get a hearing before a federal judge in Washington, DC.
• The lawsuit alleges that Trump is violating the foreign emoluments clause of the US Constitution.
• Blumenthal is joined by 200 members of Congress in the suit.

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Members of Congress are about to get their chance to battle President Donald Trump in court over his foreign business dealings on Thursday.

The members of Congress, led by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, are joined by attorneys with the Constitutional Accountability Center in alleging that the president is in violation of the foreign emoluments clause of the US Constitution.

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