Supreme Court Tosses Emoluments Lawsuits Filed Against Trump While He Was President

Then-President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at Joint Base Andrews before boarding Air Force One for his last time as President in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on Jan. 20, 2021. Pete Marovich - Pool/Getty Images

The Supreme Court has thrown out two longshot anti-corruption lawsuits against former President Donald Trump on the grounds that they were moot because he has left office and become a private citizen.

The high court unburdened itself on Jan. 25 of Trump v. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), court file number 20-330, and Trump v. District of Columbia, court file number 20-331.