On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States terminated the lawsuits which claimed violations of constitutional bars against a US President accepting compensation from foreign sources. 

The judges in the Supreme Court declined to engage in the cases and also guided the lower jurisdictions to not take up the matter, noting that the cases were not relevant anymore with Donald Trump not in the White House. 

The cases were based on the “emoluments clause” in the US Constitution which restricts officials in the field of public service from acquiring payments, gifts and titles from other countries with consulting with the US Congress. 

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In the cases rejected by the Supreme Court on the matter, plaintiffs accused foreign delegations of patronising the Trump International Hotel in an attempt to awe the former US President. 

Even though Trump delegated the responsibility of managing the business to his sons after getting inaugurated as the 45th President of the US, he retained his shares in the Trump Organization which fetched around $435 million in revenue in 2018. 

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The US Department of Justice argued in favour of the former President and stated that the clause intends to prohibit public servants from taking bribes and not to stop them from carrying out business-related activities. Nevertheless, the impeached former President has a pending trial in front of the US Senate on charges of inciting violence at the US Capitol on January 6. 

Authorities were also probing payments made to two of Trump’s alleged ex-mistresses in 2016, which may have violated campaign finance laws.