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tomer type is impractical in the service industry and put-
ting forth a policy that requires all guests to identify 
themselves would impede upon the personal privacy and 
diminish the guest experience of our brand. It is not the 
intention nor design of this policy for our Properties to 
attempt to identify individual travelers who have not spe-
cifically identified themselves as being a representative of 
a foreign government entity on foreign government busi-
ness.’’. 
With regard to whether the Trump Organization, 
Donald J. Trump, or his trust plans to claim donations 
to the Treasury of the United States as a gift for tax de-
duction purposes, the Trump Organization responded, 
‘‘. . . we believe it is premature to respond at this time 
insofar as final determinations regarding these matters 
are dependent on many factors that will not be known to 
TTO [The Trump Organization] until after the close of 
this year.’’. 
By accepting emoluments from foreign governments 
without first seeking and obtaining the consent of Con-
gress, Donald J. Trump left himself open to foreign influ-
ence and deprived the American people of the assurance 
that their highest elected official was working on their be-
half with undivided loyalty, and violated article I, section 
9 of the U.S. Constitution. 
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In all of this, Donald J. Trump has undermined the 
integrity of his office, brought disrepute on the Presi-
dency, and betrayed his trust as President in a manner 
subversive of constitutional government, against the cause 
of law and justice and to the manifest injury of the people 
of the United States. 
Wherefore Donald J. Trump, by such conduct, war-
rants impeachment and trial, and removal from office. 
ARTICLE III 
VIOLATION OF THE DOMESTIC EMOLUMENTS CLAUSE— 
ARTICLE
II, SECTION
OF
THE
UNITED
STATES 
CONSTITUTION 
In his conduct while President of the United States, 
Donald J. Trump, in violation of his constitutional oath 
to faithfully execute the office of President of the United 
States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, 
and defend the Constitution of the United States, as well 
as his constitutional obligation to take care that the laws 
be faithfully executed, accepted, emoluments from the 
United States in the following manner: 
Donald J. Trump refused to divest, place into a blind 
trust, or otherwise give up his ownership interest in his 
worldwide business holdings since becoming President. 
Donald J. Trump refused to release his tax returns, 
with the intent to conceal the exact nature of his holdings 
from Congress and the American people. 
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Donald J. Trump has an ownership interest in the 
Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. 
Donald J. Trump has an ownership interest in the 
Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. 
Since becoming President, Donald J. Trump has vis-
ited Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, at least seven 
times, and has visited the Trump National Golf Club in 
Bedminster, New Jersey, at least five times. 
Since becoming President, Donald J. Trump has vis-
ited other Trump-branded properties including the Trump 
National Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida, the Trump Na-
tional Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia. 
According to the New York Times, as of September 
25, 2017, Donald J. Trump had visited at least one 
Trump-branded property on 85 days of his Presidency, as 
compared to 164 days in which he did not visit a Trump- 
branded property. 
Donald J. Trump caused the United States Govern-
ment to spend Federal funds at Trump-branded properties 
in which he has an ownership interest, including a re-
ported $73,000 by the Secret Service on golf cart rentals, 
as well as $1,092 by the National Security Council for 
two nights of lodging at Mar-a-Lago. 
By accepting emoluments from the United States in 
the form of payments for goods and/or services at busi-
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nesses in which Donald J. Trump has an ownership inter-
est, Donald J. Trump violated article II, section 1 of the 
U.S. Constitution. 
In all of this, Donald J. Trump has undermined the 
integrity of his office, brought disrepute on the Presi-
dency, and betrayed his trust as President in a manner 
subversive of constitutional government, against the cause 
of law and justice and to the manifest injury of the people 
of the United States. 
Wherefore Donald J. Trump, by such conduct, war-
rants impeachment and trial, and removal from office. 
ARTICLE IV 
ABUSE OF POWER—UNDERMINING THE INDEPENDENCE 
OF THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY AND THE RULE OF LAW 
In his conduct while President of the United States, 
Donald J. Trump, in violation of his constitutional oath 
to faithfully execute the office of the President of the 
United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, pro-
tect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, 
as well as his constitutional obligation to take care that 
the laws be faithfully executed, has engaged in activities 
that undermine the independence of the Federal judiciary. 
On January 27, 2017, Donald J. Trump signed an 
Executive order banning entry for 90 days by citizens 
from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and 
Yemen, prohibiting entry indefinitely refugees from war- 
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torn Syria, and stopping admission of all refugees to the 
United States for four months. The order stated that upon 
resumption of admission of refugees to the United States, 
prioritization would be given to refugee claims made by 
individuals on the basis of religious-based persecution, 
provided that the religion of the individual is a minority 
religion in the individual’s country of nationality. 
On February 3, 2017, U.S. District Court Judge 
James Robart issued a nationwide restraining order tem-
porarily blocking the Executive order issued by Donald J. 
Trump on January 27, 2017. 
On February 4, 2017, Donald J. Trump tweeted, 
‘‘The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially 
takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridicu-
lous and will be overturned!’’. 
U.S. District Court Judge James Robart was nomi-
nated by President George W. Bush in 2003, and con-
firmed by the U.S. Senate in June 2004 by a vote of 99– 
0. 
Donald J. Trump’s tweet about Judge Robart was 
consistent with a lack of respect for the Federal judiciary 
Donald J. Trump displayed as a candidate for President. 
On February 27, 2016, Donald J. Trump accused U.S. 
District Court Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel of being biased 
against him in overseeing a class action lawsuit against 
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Trump University, saying, ‘‘We have a very hostile judge 
because, to be honest with you, the judge should’ve thrown 
the case out on summary judgment. But because it was 
me and because there’s a hostility toward me by the judge, 
tremendous hostility, beyond belief. I believe he happens 
to be Spanish, which is fine. He is Hispanic, which is fine. 
And we haven’t asked for recusal, which we may do. But 
we have a judge who is very hostile.’’. 
On February 28, 2016, Donald J. Trump said, ‘‘I 
think the judge has been extremely hostile to me. I think 
it has to do with perhaps the fact that I’m very, very 
strong on the border. Very, very strong on the border. And 
he has been extremely hostile to me. This is a case that 
in our opinion should have been won a long time ago. It’s 
a case that we should have won on summary judgment 
. . . we have a very hostile judge. Now, he is Hispanic, 
I believe. He is a very hostile judge to me. I said it loud 
and clear.’’. 
On May 27, 2016, Donald J. Trump said, ‘‘Every-
body says it, but I have a judge who is a hater of Donald 
Trump, a hater. He’s a hater. His name is Gonzalo Curiel 
and he is not doing the right thing . . . So what happens 
is the judge, who happens to be, we believe, Mexican, 
which is great. I think that’s fine. You know what? I think 
the Mexicans are going to end up loving Donald Trump 
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when I give all these jobs, OK? I think they’re going to 
end up . . . I think they’re going to love me . . . So I’ll 
be seeing you in November either as president—and I will 
say this . . . I think Judge Curiel should be ashamed of 
himself. I think it’s a disgrace that he’s doing this . . . 
I will tell you, this court system—the judges in this court 
system, federal court. They ought to look into that Judge 
Curiel because what Judge Curiel is doing is a total dis-
grace. OK? But we’ll come back in November. Wouldn’t 
that be wild if I’m president and I come back to do a 
civil case?’’. 
On June 3, 2016, Donald J. Trump said, ‘‘Look, he’s 
proud of his heritage, OK? I’m building a wall. Now, I 
think I’m going to do very well with Hispanics . . . be-
cause I’m going to bring back jobs. And they are going 
to get jobs. I think I’m going to do very well with His-
panics. But we are building a wall. He’s a Mexican. We’re 
building a wall between here and Mexico. The answer is, 
he is giving us very unfair rulings, rulings that people 
can’t even believe. This case should have ended years ago 
on summary judgment. The best lawyers—I have spoken 
to so many lawyers—they said, ‘This is not a case. This 
is a case that should have ended.’. This judge is giving 
us unfair rulings. Now, I say. ‘Why?’ Well, I’m building 
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a wall, OK? And it’s a wall between Mexico. Not another 
country.’’. 
U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel was 
born in Indiana and was appointed to the California Supe-
rior Court by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006. 
Judge Curiel was nominated to the Federal bench by 
President Barack Obama in 2011 and confirmed by the 
U.S. Senate in 2012 by voice vote. 
In 2011, as a part of a lawsuit alleging that the Mari-
copa County, Arizona, Sheriff’s Office was racially 
profiling Latinos, detaining them based solely on the sus-
picion that they were in the country illegally, and turning 
them over to immigration authorities, U.S. District Court 
Judge Murray Snow ordered Maricopa County Sheriff Joe 
Arpaio to stop detentions based solely on an individual’s 
immigration status, when there was no evidence that a 
State law had been broken. 
On July 31, 2017, U.S. District Court Judge Susan 
Bolton ruled that Joe Arpaio had willfully violated the 
2011 court order, and held Joe Arpaio in criminal con-
tempt of court. 
On August 25, 2017, before Joe Arpaio had been sen-
tenced, or his conviction had been appealed, and without 
consulting the Justice Department, Donald J. Trump par-
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doned Joe Arpaio for his commission of criminal contempt 
of court. 
In all of this, Donald J. Trump has sought to under-
mine the independence of the Federal judiciary and the 
rule of law, repeatedly attempted to upset the careful con-
stitutional balance of power between the judicial and exec-
utive branches. By pardoning Joe Arpaio’s willful violation 
of a Federal court order, Donald J. Trump has offered 
encouragement to others to disobey Federal court orders 
with which Donald J. Trump may disagree. He has 
brought disrepute on the Presidency, and has acted in a 
manner subversive of constitutional government, to the 
great prejudice of the cause of law and justice and to the 
manifest injury of the people of the United States. 
Wherefore Donald J. Trump, by such conduct, war-
rants impeachment and trial, and removal from office. 
ARTICLE V 
UNDERMINING FREEDOM OF THE PRESS 
In his conduct while President of the United States, 
Donald J. Trump, in violation of his constitutional oath 
to faithfully execute the office of the President of the 
United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, pro-
tect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, 
as well as his constitutional obligation to take care that 
the laws be faithfully executed, has engaged in activities 
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that undermine the freedom of the press guaranteed by 
the First Amendment to the Constitution. 
Donald J. Trump repeatedly called press organiza-
tions ‘‘fake news’’ including, on February 15, 2017, when 
he tweeted, ‘‘The fake news media is going crazy with 
their conspiracy theories and blind hatred. @MSNBC & 
@CNN are unwatchable. @foxandfriends is great!’’. 
On February 17, 2017, Donald J. Trump tweeted, 
‘‘The 
FAKE 
NEWS 
media 
(failing 
@nytimes, 
@NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, 
it is the enemy of the American People!’’. 
Donald J. Trump has repeatedly attacked members 
of the press, including as a candidate on August 7, 2015, 
when he commented about Fox News Channel anchor and 
Presidential debate moderator Megyn Kelly saying, ‘‘you 
could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood 
coming out of her whatever’’. 
On June 29, 2017, Donald J. Trump tweeted, ‘‘I 
heard poorly rated Morning Joe speaks badly of me (don’t 
watch anymore). Then how come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, 
along with Psycho Joe, came to Mar-a-Lago 3 nights in 
a row around New Year’s Eve, and insisted on joining me. 
She was badly bleeding from a face-lift. I said no!’’. 
On July 2, 2017, Donald J. Trump tweeted 
‘‘#FraudNewsCNN#FNN’’ and circulated a video of him 
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