Conyers to lead lawsuit being filed by 190 Democrats against Trump

U.S. Rep. John Conyers, a Democrat from Detroit, is among a group of Democratic leaders in Congress who filed suit against President Donald Trump today in federal court, accusing him of accepting foreign payments without the legislative consent required by the U.S. Constitution. Conyers — a civil rights icon who is the longest-serving active member of Congress — joined U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., as the lead plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which was filed early this morning in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. So far, nearly 200 Democratic members of Congress have signed on. The Democrats say they want a judge to sign an injunction ordering the president to seek Congress’ approval for compensation he has received or will receive or for Trump to divest himself of his investments or place them in a blind trust. Michigan’s other four Democrats in the U.S. House — Debbie Dingell of Dearborn, Dan Kildee of Flint Township, Brenda Lawrence of Southfield and Sander Levin of Royal Oak — also signed on as plaintiffs.