Trump’s Hotel Profits Back in Spotlight With Court Reversal (5)

A U.S. appeals court revived a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of illegally profiting from his Washington hotel, setting up a fresh fight over his finances.

The Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, on Thursday reversed a July decision that dismissed the case brought by the attorneys general of Maryland and Washington, D.C. They accuse Trump of violating the Constitution’s “emoluments” clauses by taking money from both domestic and foreign governments that use the hotel.

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh in an interview called the clauses “the nation’s original anti-corruption law” and said Trump has “been violating them from day ...