Good day from Augusta, where Gov. Paul LePage continues to tangle with legal professionals.
On Wednesday, he called a federal judge an imbecile, four times that we know of. At issue is the judge’s decision to let move forward a lawsuit against President Donald Trump in which a stay by LePage in Trump’s Washington, D.C., hotel in 2017 before meeting with the president is being held up as evidence.
The lawsuit from the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia claims Trump is violating the emoluments clause of the U.S. Constitution, which essentially bars the president from personal gains — like bookings in his hotel by people in Washington for official business — as a result of his office.
“I didn’t realize I could buy the president so cheap, a night in his hotel and he’s in my back pocket,” said LePage, according to WGME. “The judge that did that is imbecile. He’s a complete imbecile.”
Trump and representatives of his business empire have denied the allegations but as far as we know haven’t publicly called any judges imbeciles.
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