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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Thanks caww.
What is the old, but true, saying,,,,”Not all members of congress or the senate are millionaires when they are elected.....but all of them are when they leave office”!!
They ALL profit immensely!
Yeah, I’m sure that’s part of it.
I think it’s just one more device being sought to destroy Trump.
I don’t want the office of the president to become a center for hawking a president’s goods, but I have no problem with his business concerns remaining his unless he’s making schemes to herd public interests into doing business with him or else.
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I agree, and I’d like to know how and why?
“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”
The very fact that that sentence got past the editor with no further elaboration is ridiculous. But this whole lawsuit is ridiculous.
You or I rent or sell something to a foreign person, business or govt at fair market price....is that a “gift from a foreign government”?
Time required to answer by 3rd grader: 1 minute?
Time required by Congressperson: years, maybe longer?
Just the usual crap from the socialist party to take down the President and try to push more socialism onto us.
wish i could remember how to do HTML someone post the Nelson meme... HA HA !!!
If the gifts are being given to him there is a rule. But you cant consider pay for a service to be a gift. If you can consider gifts illegal,donations to a candidate ate illegal.
wish i could remember how to do HTML someone post the Nelson meme... HA HA !!!
But lately, it's more like
What am I missing here? If Trump has an issue with his taxes wouldn’t the IRS be the dept. to handle that? So what reason are the Treasonists using to violate his 4th amendment constitutional right?
If Michael is not a transsexual, then why did he name his book “Becoming Michelle”? That title implies he wasn’t Michelle before doesn’t it.
I think this is state taxes.
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