Posted on 07/19/2019 8:24:19 PM PDT by caww
A federal judge temporarily halted subpoenas issued by congressional Democrats for President Trump's financial records following intervention from an appeals court in Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sent an emoluments lawsuit against the president, which alleges that he is illegally benefiting from his businesses while serving in the Oval Office, back to a lower court on Friday to reexamine whether the separation of powers between the president and Congress had been properly considered.
According to the judges, "the District Court did not adequately address whether — given the separation of powers issues present in a lawsuit brought by members of the legislative branch against the president of the United States — resolving the legal questions and/or postponing discovery would be preferable, or whether discovery is even necessary" to establish whether congressional Democrats can intervene.
The court's decision could serve as a setback for Democratic lawmakers should Trump not be forced to prove he hasn't violated the Constitution's anti-corruption clauses, which limit a federal official's ability to accept gifts from foreign governments without Congress's approval.
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Boom
Any clear headed Judge knows this is only a fishing expedition and corrupt from inside out!!
GOD protect our beloved President!!!!
It is ridiculous to demand a president sell off, or place all assets in the hands of others while he is president.
Trump has not acted inappropriately here.
His business is still running. So what?
Is he promoting it. Is he making some sort of demand that foreigners use his hotel?
I’m so sick of the chicken-stuff Congress.
Forced to prove he didn't violate the law. That's the swamps standard for Trump, guilty until proven innocent.
DC District Court, one of the most leftist in the U.S. and their decisions are legally insane.
Sure sounds like the Demrats are trying to "get" Trump by demanding he prove a negative. It's the same tactic they tried with the Russian collusion sham! They never seem to remember that over 62 MILLION voters put Trump in power. It will not go well for them if they presume we would desert him so easily.
Actually, the court accepted PDJT’s argument that allowing discovery to go forward before the issue of separation of powers is decided is violation of his right to due process. Once the discovery starts, and the records are turned over to the congress committees, there is no way to undo it. The records will be copied, leaked to the MSM and misrepresented.
Is he promoting it. Is he making some sort of demand that foreigners use his hotel?
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(progs): His name is on the properties.
The foreign guests think they will get something in exchange besides a room rental.
Truth as I understand it: profit from such transactions are donated to the US Treasury.
(progs): We hate him. He needs to give away more than just the [sneer] ‘profit’. Tear down the hotels and golf clubs and salt the earth where they stand. Besides, he isn’t even rich. Or successful. And we hate him. (rant continues)
Why don’t we play the Lib’s game, and have some pro-Trump federal judge seal all of Trump’s financial records including his tax returns for 50 years and be done with it?
How is that any different?
I really love the way you think. Trump should put you on his legal team, you’d be an improvement over the advice he’s currently getting.
A relatively powerless Congress got brownie points for taking the initiative knowing the outcome in advanced. They can crow about being beat up for doing the right thing Peoliticians lacking power are piteous beings
“It is ridiculous to demand a president sell off, or place all assets in the hands of others while he is president.”
George Washington was the largest producer of Whiskey, Firearms and Tobacco in the Americas. And it’s largest private landowner.
He WAS the BATF lol
He sold and exported to all comers throughout his presidency.
The law aside (of course this is ridiculous and wrong) it seems like one of the presidents normal gambits - tell them not to look at something, he wants them to hype and finally see - with the democrats looking like fools in the end and president Trump being right again.
President Trump in the past has enjoyed talking about how wealthy he is how he had some challenges lost it all on paper - got it back. I don't think he'd mind if it all came out and showed the ingenuity he exercised to rebuild his fortune.
But why not have both - democrats looking stupid again and exposing president Trump for the iconic business maven he has presented himself to be?
I've state here often and before the election president Trump gets his crystal ball to work so well because he does it the old fashion way he pays for intelligence and probably has for years developing his own ad-hoc intelligence service. If that's true he realizes others do the same and if push comes to shove anything can get leaked. We long past pushing and shoving.
what is this temporary crap?
put it to an end forever.
Did the Kennedys divest themselves of their Scotch monopoly? Did the Bushes divest themselves of their oil interests? Did the Clintons divest themselves of their corruption corporation? Did Obama divest..oh never mind.
President Trump is going to be the ONLY President in HISTORY to come away from his Presidency with LESS money than he started with!
I really, REALLY LOATHE Democrats.
Every. Last. Stinking. One! *SPIT*
i would think that a separate, recently dismissed “emoluments” lawsuit should serve as precedent in the current lawsuit ...
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