A federal appeals court put on hold until at least March a lawsuit claiming President Donald Trump is illegally profiting from his Washington hotel and other businesses.
The appeals court in Richmond, Virginia, issued an order Thursday staying the lawsuit and setting the case for oral arguments in mid-March. The ruling means lawyers representing the District of Columbia and Maryland can’t demand business records and other evidence from the president unless the appeals court rules the case can go forward.
The suit, filed last year by District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine and his Maryland counterpart, Brian Frosh, accuses ...
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