{UAH} Trump' named in at least 42 lawsuits

Trump' named in at least 42 lawsuits

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN

Updated 8:54 AM ET, Wed February 1, 2017

Is Trump's travel ban legal? 02:12

(CNN)Donald Trump the businessman was no stranger to lawsuits, both frivolous and substantive.

The high-profile wheeler and dealer filed numerous lawsuits and faced an array of allegations of his own before stepping into the Oval Office, including claims of sexual harassment, bilking investors and defrauding students of his eponymous university.

Donald Trump the president has continued that legal legacy, as it were.

Trump voters applaud travel ban 02:55

In his first 11 days at the country's helm, his travel ban and perceived conflicts of interest have spawned a handful of lawsuits, with plaintiffs contending the President of the United States should not be barring certain immigrants from entering the country and that his enterprises around the globe should not be accepting business from foreign governments.

Trump and his representatives have repeatedly defended the travel ban and dismissed concerns about potential conflicts of interest. Earlier this month Trump said he would transfer his business holdings to a trust run by his sons.

As of midday Tuesday, Trump has been named in 42 federal lawsuits since his inauguration. By comparison, former President Barack Obama was named in 11 suits during his first 11 days in office -- some of them involving the long-debunked "birther" claims that Obama was not an American citizen.

Here's a look at some of the lawsuits from the opening days of Trump's presidency.

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