A federal appeals court revived a major threat that Trump has faced in court since the early days of his presidency -- the question of whether he can be sued over his business portfolio, which could give his opponents access to his private business records
The cases related to emoluments have been paused before subpoenas of the Trump Organization were due, and a three-judge panel had dismissed a lawsuit from the District of Columbia and Maryland state attorneys general over unfair competition with the Trump International Hotel.On Tuesday, the full 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals voted to rehear the case, with potentially 15 judges or more, on December 12 in Richmond, Virginia.
When the case was argued before those three appellate judges, they were notably sympathetic to Trump. But the Circuit's full panel may not be more evenly split politically. They will examine whether the previous courts reasoned correctly.Read MoreIt's uncommon for a rehearing such as this in any appeals courts, though the emoluments issue is a highly unusual case, in that the legal issues involved have almost never been interpreted by the courts.
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