Now let them enforce it...Hahahaha hahaha hahah
Washington (CNN)A federal district judge has told the accounting firm Mazars it will need to turn over Donald Trump's accounting records from before he was President to the Democratic-controlled House Oversight Committee.
In a 41-page opinion, Judge Amit Mehta of the DC District Court rejected Trump's attempt to block the committee's subpoena, asserting that Congress is well within its authority to investigate the President.
Mehta's opinion will now likely become fodder for other judges to consider as Trump and his Cabinet try to hold off Congress from getting his business records, such as through the IRS, banks and in other court fights.
Congress specifically can probe the President for conflicts of interest and ethical questions, Mehta wrote.
"History has shown that congressionally-exposed criminal conduct by the President or a high-ranking Executive Branch official can lead to legislation," Mehta wrote, citing the Watergate investigation by the Senate.
"It is simply not fathomable that a Constitution that grants Congress the power to remove a President for reasons including criminal behavior would deny Congress the power to investigate him for unlawful conduct -- past or present -- even without formally opening an impeachment inquiry," he added.
Mazars has seven days until it will have to comply with the subpoena, Mehta said in his opinion Monday, but the judge refused to halt the subpoena after that. Another court would have to do so. Trump's team has not yet appealed the ruling.
"The court is well aware that this case involves records concerning the private and business affairs of the President of the United States. But on the question of whether to grant a stay pending appeal, the President is subject to the same legal standard as any other litigant that does not prevail," Mehta wrote.
"There is no question former President Trump bears moral responsibility. His supporters stormed the Capitol because of the unhinged falsehoods he shouted into the world’s largest megaphone," McConnell wrote. "His behavior during and after the chaos was also unconscionable, from attacking Vice President Mike Pence during the riot to praising the criminals after it ended."
Now let them enforce it...Hahahaha hahaha hahah
Earl (05-21-2019), MAGA MAN (05-20-2019), Truth Detector (05-21-2019)
Earl (05-21-2019), MAGA MAN (05-20-2019), Truth Detector (05-21-2019), Wolverine (05-21-2019)
Earl (05-21-2019)
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What a surprise. I was expecting maybe an Irish American.
MAGA MAN (05-20-2019)
District Judge
Lol.
Rune (05-21-2019)
Earl (05-21-2019), MAGA MAN (05-20-2019), Truth Detector (05-21-2019)
"There is no question former President Trump bears moral responsibility. His supporters stormed the Capitol because of the unhinged falsehoods he shouted into the world’s largest megaphone," McConnell wrote. "His behavior during and after the chaos was also unconscionable, from attacking Vice President Mike Pence during the riot to praising the criminals after it ended."
Which I'm sure he will do, as he has done with all the other requests plus banned anyone past or present from his staff to talk to anyone, all of which adds to the Democrats' case of further obstruction.
The Democrats will keep requesting and Trump will keep refusing, eventually, public opinion will begin to ask why, why can't Trump deliver anything, which given his already disclosed history of hiding information for personal reasons will build to the Democrat's case
Earl (05-21-2019)
Trump ( or any President) is just a common citizen. Same with every politician. They are not above the law supposedly. What is interesting to me about all this though is politicians no longer think things through long term in an effort for immediate "gotcha" of a political foe. That always comes back and bite them in the ass later. Once this can of worms is opened, every politician demanding Trumps tax returns will in fact find out they are as vulnerable as he might be. Just my thoughts.
Earl (05-21-2019), Sailor (05-20-2019), Truth Detector (05-21-2019)
Earl (05-21-2019), Truth Detector (05-21-2019)
"There is no question former President Trump bears moral responsibility. His supporters stormed the Capitol because of the unhinged falsehoods he shouted into the world’s largest megaphone," McConnell wrote. "His behavior during and after the chaos was also unconscionable, from attacking Vice President Mike Pence during the riot to praising the criminals after it ended."
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