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Former Member, Agriculture and Energy Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures
Former Member, Agriculture, Environment, and Energy Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures
Former Co-Chair, Article 66B (Planning and Zoning) Study Commission, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Blue Ribbon Citizens Pfiesteria Commission, Maryland State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Chesapeake Bay Commission, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Environmental Matters Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Environmental Restoration and Development Task Force
Former Member, Environmental Restoration and Development Task Force, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Environment and Natural Resources Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures
Former Member, Environment Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures
Former Chair, Environment Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Ethics and Election Law Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Governor's Energy Task Force, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Governor's Work Group on Acid Deposition, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Joint Committee on Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, Maryland General Assembly
Former Chair, Joint Committee to Study Mandates on Local Government, Maryland General Assembly
Former Member, Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Oil Spill Prevention Advisory Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Procurement Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Senate Committee on Redistricting, Maryland State Senate
Former Chair, Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Chair, Senate Special Commission on Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Special Commission on Legislative Prayer, Maryland State Senate
Former Co-Chair, Special Committee on Gaming, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Special Committee on State Employee Rights and Protections, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Special Joint Commission on Public Safety and Security in State and Local Correctional Facilities, Maryland General Assembly
Former Member, Standing Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, State Advisory Council on Water Security and Sewerage, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Commission, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Steering Committee, Smart Codes Strategy Group, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Study Commission on Lobbyist Ethics, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Task Force on Energy Conservation and Efficiency, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Task Force on the Environmental Effects of Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Task Force to Review the State's Election Law, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Task Force to Study Retail Electric Competition and the Restructuring of the Electric Utility Industry, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Tort and Insurance Reform Oversight Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Agriculture and Energy Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures
Former Member, Agriculture, Environment, and Energy Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures
Former Co-Chair, Article 66B (Planning and Zoning) Study Commission, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Blue Ribbon Citizens Pfiesteria Commission, Maryland State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Chesapeake Bay Commission, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Environmental Matters Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Environmental Restoration and Development Task Force
Former Member, Environmental Restoration and Development Task Force, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Environment and Natural Resources Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures
Former Member, Environment Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures
Former Chair, Environment Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Ethics and Election Law Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Governor's Energy Task Force, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Governor's Work Group on Acid Deposition, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Joint Committee on Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, Maryland General Assembly
Former Chair, Joint Committee to Study Mandates on Local Government, Maryland General Assembly
Former Member, Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Oil Spill Prevention Advisory Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Procurement Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Senate Committee on Redistricting, Maryland State Senate
Former Chair, Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Chair, Senate Special Commission on Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Special Commission on Legislative Prayer, Maryland State Senate
Former Co-Chair, Special Committee on Gaming, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Special Committee on State Employee Rights and Protections, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Special Joint Commission on Public Safety and Security in State and Local Correctional Facilities, Maryland General Assembly
Former Member, Standing Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, State Advisory Council on Water Security and Sewerage, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Commission, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Steering Committee, Smart Codes Strategy Group, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Study Commission on Lobbyist Ethics, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Task Force on Energy Conservation and Efficiency, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Task Force on the Environmental Effects of Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Task Force to Review the State's Election Law, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Task Force to Study Retail Electric Competition and the Restructuring of the Electric Utility Industry, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Tort and Insurance Reform Oversight Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
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On June 12, 2017, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh (D) and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine (D) filed a lawsuit in federal court against President Donald Trump (R). The filing alleged that Trump had not fulfilled his pledge to separate his political activities from his business ventures while serving as president. This was the first suit of its kind to be filed against Trump by government officials. The lawsuit was filed as a civil action and did not present criminal charges against Trump. The filing presented the following allegations: “ President Trump, acting through companies he owns or controls, has violated both the Foreign Emoluments Clause and the Domestic Emoluments Clause by receiving millions of dollars in payments, benefits, and other valuable consideration from foreign governments and persons acting on their behalf, as well as federal agencies and state governments. His repeated, ongoing violations include remuneration derived from: (a) leases of Trump properties held by foreign-government-owned entities; (b) purchase and ownership of condominiums in Trump properties by foreign governments or foreign-government-controlled entities; (c) other property interests or business dealings tied to foreign governments; (d) hotel accommodations, restaurant purchases, the use of venues for events, and purchases of other services and goods by foreign governments and diplomats at hotels, restaurants, and other domestic and international properties owned, operated, or licensed by President Trump; (e) continuation of the General Services Administration lease for President Trump's Washington, D.C. hotel despite his breach of the lease's terms, and potential provision of federal tax credits in connection with the same property; and (f) payments from foreign-government-owned broadcasters related to rebroadcasts and foreign versions of the television program 'The Apprentice' and its spinoffs. Moreover, President Trump, by asserting that he will maintain the interests at issue, is poised to engage in similar constitutional violations for the duration of his presidency. ” The Foreign Emoluments Clause stipulates that "no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State." The Domestic Emoluments Clause provides that the president "shall not receive within that Period [i.e., the term of office] any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them." On July 10, 2017, 35 of the 64 Republican members of the Maryland General Assembly sent a letter to Frosh asking that he end the lawsuit and calling on him to justify his involvement in the suit. On September 29, 2017, Trump filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. On November 29, 2017, United States District Court for the District of Maryland Judge Peter Messitte ordered businesses associated with the president to retain records with relevance to the suit ahead of potential subpoenas. On July 25, 2018, Messitte denied Trump's motion to dismiss the lawsuit. Messitte ruled that the plaintiffs had "plausibly alleged that the President has been receiving or is potentially able to receive 'emoluments' from foreign, the federal and state governments in violation of the Constitution." Messitte's ruling was the first made by a federal court establishing a definition of emolument. Messitte defined emolument as any "'profit,' 'gain,' or 'advantage.'" Messitte rejected the definition proffered by the United States Department of Justice, which defined an emolument as "a payment made in connection with a particular employment over and above one's salary." The Supreme Court of the United States brought an end to the lawsuit in January 2021, declaring it moot because Trump was no longer in office.
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