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File: Donald Trump attends the grand opening ceremony at the new Trump International Hotel Oct. 26, 2016 in Washington, D.C.
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File: Donald Trump attends the grand opening ceremony at the new Trump International Hotel Oct. 26, 2016 in Washington, D.C.

On the first working day of his presidency, Donald Trump is being sued. Take Two hears from one Southern California scholar involved in the case.

On the first business day of his presidency, Donald Trump is being sued.

A lawsuit was filed Monday morning,  claiming the President is violating the Constitution by allowing his hotels and other business operations to accept payments from foreign governments.

Alex Cohen spoke with one of the attorneys filing the suit, Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the law school at University of California,  Irvine.

To hear the entire conversation click on the audio embedded at the top of this post.

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