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Judge signals swift ruling in Trump lawsuit over Cummings subpoena
The Hill ^ | 14-05-19 | JACQUELINE THOMSEN

Posted on 05/14/2019 11:19:01 AM PDT by Monrose72

A federal judge on Tuesday gave lawyers for President Trump and Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee until the end of the week to make their final arguments on whether the court should uphold a subpoena requesting Trump’s private financial records. District Judge Amit Mehta, during the first court hearing in D.C. over the subpoena issued by Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) for records from the accounting firm Mazars, said he considers the matter to be “fully exhausted” after hearing arguments from attorneys on both sides. And he promised to quickly issue a ruling on the matter.

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KEYWORDS: amitmehta; clickbait; elijahcummings; fixbayonets; gettherope; jamescomey; lisapage; maryland; peterstrzok; robertmueller; trump; williamconsovoy; witchhunt
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1 posted on 05/14/2019 11:19:01 AM PDT by Monrose72
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To: Monrose72

Bamster judge...watch out!


2 posted on 05/14/2019 11:23:15 AM PDT by MCEscherHammer
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Refuse and bring it to the Supremes


3 posted on 05/14/2019 11:24:01 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Monrose72

This means Judge Mehta can’t wait to rubber stamp the subpoena.


4 posted on 05/14/2019 11:24:39 AM PDT by damper99 (pu)
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To: Monrose72
Mazars, said he considers the matter to be “fully exhausted” after hearing arguments from attorneys on both sides.

Sounds like he's saying, "You can't appeal MY ruling".

5 posted on 05/14/2019 11:28:26 AM PDT by libertylover (Democrats hated Lincoln too.)
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To: Monrose72

The congressional committee doesn’t have “standing”, according to the response to every single request for zerobama’s records.

If this judge rules in favor of forcing President Trump to turn over his financials, Trump should immediately release every single bit of zerobama’s fake history and claim this ruling as precedent.


6 posted on 05/14/2019 11:41:35 AM PDT by Two Kids' Dad (((( Wake me when a prominent democrat gets prosecuted. ))))
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What is the difference, as to whose tax returns are requested, of a private citizen? A private citizen, beloved by the democrats, funding democrats, and being in the public eye for over 30 years, suddenly becomes an enemy of the State, and worthy of such scrutiny, by declaring himself a presidential candidate for the opposing party?? This is more like a NYC whore suing a john for nonpayment@!


7 posted on 05/14/2019 11:42:16 AM PDT by Terry L Smith (.)
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To: Monrose72

An Obama judge


8 posted on 05/14/2019 11:42:29 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: libertylover

Trump will appeal all the way to the Supreme Court.


9 posted on 05/14/2019 11:43:41 AM PDT by allendale (.)
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To: Monrose72
On July 31, 2014, President Obama nominated Mehta to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia

I hope Trump's attorneys are preparing the petition for appeal as I'm typing this.

10 posted on 05/14/2019 11:47:29 AM PDT by KevinB (If I'm ever arrested, I'm switching parties.)
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There is no justification in such a deadline because there is no exigency to this situation; the documents are not going anywhere. Such a ruling just reveals the purely political nature of this attack.
11 posted on 05/14/2019 11:50:39 AM PDT by fwdude (Think about it: Blacks were made slaves in Africa, but were made free men in America.)
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Another feckless act of deep state futility which shall get thwarted.


12 posted on 05/14/2019 11:57:18 AM PDT by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of today be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: Monrose72

You have to read through to the next to last paragraph to find out that the judge was appointed by 0bama.


13 posted on 05/14/2019 12:01:00 PM PDT by HandBasketHell
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I’d be surprised if even an Obama judge would rule in favor of the Democrats on this. Opening a Pandora’s box is not something judges are inclined to do.


14 posted on 05/14/2019 12:02:09 PM PDT by WASCWatch
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Democrats are in slash and burn mode and have no thought to how this might turn out eventually. The goal is to get Trump and stop any release of information about how the Russia hoax was started. It was like when Harry Reid changed the rules of the Senate to fit their needs at the time, never thinking that those changes could ultimately benefit Republicans. The Democrats ultimate goal is to gain power and never release it, so their dirty tricks can never be used against them.


15 posted on 05/14/2019 12:15:58 PM PDT by JWNM
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Weak argument for Trump lawyers stating Congress doesn’t have authority to investigate a Pesident for wrong doing; man couldn’t they come up with anything else?


16 posted on 05/14/2019 12:38:52 PM PDT by Engedi (ui)
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To: WASCWatch

Democrat judges are totalitarian thugs.


17 posted on 05/14/2019 1:06:14 PM PDT by stinkerpot65 (Global warming is a Marxist lie.)
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To: WASCWatch

“I’d be surprised if even an Obama judge would rule in favor of the Democrats on this. Opening a Pandora’s box is not something judges are inclined to do.”


You mean a Pandora’s Box like if Joe Biden wins in 2020, and the Republican-controlled Senate asks for all of his son’s financial records? Oh, and for good measure, the tax returns and financial records of every single Democrat member of Congress who got rich while in public service. THAT kind of a Pandora’s Box?


18 posted on 05/14/2019 2:20:20 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt, The Weapons Shops of Isher)
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Beautiful.....deserves a repeat.

“I’d be surprised if even an Obama judge would rule in favor of the Democrats on this.
Opening a Pandora’s box is not something judges are inclined to do.”

Pandora’s Box..... like if Joe Biden wins in 2020, and the Republican-controlled Senate asks for:
<><> all of his son Hunter’s financial records?
<><> for the tax returns and financial records of Democrat member of Congress,
<><> the financial record of every Democrat who got rich while in public service?

THAT kind of a Pandora’s Box? (hat tip Ancesthntr)

19 posted on 05/14/2019 2:50:50 PM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: Monrose72

District Judge Amit Mehta is a Barack Obama appointee.


20 posted on 05/14/2019 2:53:27 PM PDT by maxwellsmart_agent
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