Posted on 02/22/2021 7:42:18 AM PST by SeekAndFind
The Supreme Court on Monday denied former President Trump's request to halt the release of tax and other financial records to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance.
In their ruling, the justices refused to block a subpoena to Trump's accounting firm, Mazars USA, while he continues to push for a Supreme Court appeal, according to Bloomberg.
BREAKING: Supreme Court denies stay in Trump v. Vance, clearing way Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance to obtain former President Donald Trump's financial records. pic.twitter.com/K5SzEJhuRg — Bloomberg Law (@BLaw) February 22, 2021
The high court had deferred acting in the case for more than three months, waiting until Trump again became a private citizen to take a step that could boost Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance’s probe. Vance’s investigators have already gotten hold of some of the tax records from other sources, according to people familiar with the matter. The investigation looms as one of the biggest legal threats to Trump, though its exact parameters are unclear. - Bloomberg
In August, Manhattan prosecutors indicated in court filings that they were investigating tax fraud, insurance fraud and falsification of business records. DA Cyrus Vance agreed to hold off on enforcing the subpoena while Trump's Oct. 13 motion to stay was under consideration by the Supreme Court.
Trump's challenge to the subpoena - which claims it's too broad and issued in bad faith - was rejected by two lower courts prior to Monday's rejection at the Supreme Court. Mazars, meanwhile, isn't contesting the subpoena and says it will comply with all legal obligations.
While Trump's tax records will technically be shrouded in grand jury secrecy, Trump's lawyers told the Supreme Court that he will suffer "irreparable harm" if the materials are turned over, "Even if the disclosure of his papers is limited to prosecutors and grand jurors, the status quo can never be restored once confidentiality is destroyed."
Vance's office countered, saying that Trump "has had multiple opportunities for review of his constitutional and state law claims, and at this juncture he provides no grounds for further delay," adding "His request for extraordinary relief should be denied, and the grand jury permitted to do its work."
The court on Monday also denied Trump's challenge to the Pennsylvania 2020 election results as moot. Dissenting from the decision were Justices Alito, Gorsuch and Thomas.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has denied Trump's Pennsylvania election challenge as moot. pic.twitter.com/6LTvvuMG52 — Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) February 22, 2021
The court also formally rejected separate appeals by Trump and his allies seeking to overturn President Biden's victory.
Kavanaugh was apparently hand picked by Justice Kennedy to continue his [Kennedy’s] lame jurisprudence.
Ans: First paragraph of the First Act passed by Congress - July 4, 1776
And these cowardly pukes expect people to actually vote again???
🤣🤣🤣😠
I voted for the last time in Nov. 2020. Never again will I allow my vote to be cancelled by an illegal, felon, fake, etc.
Pretty clear we live in a dictatorship now run by a gangster state.
People can say the PA legislature should have acted, but they didn’t, so the victim - Trump - turned to the Federal courts since this is a federal election, and there are standards. Or were.
The so-called Supreme Court just absented themselves from that concept and doomed themselves to history’s judgement: they failed to uphold the Republic.
It was really the last chance to play the game by the rules.
Does the buck EVER stop with President Trump? He relied on the Heritage Foundation to funnel judicial candidates from district courts on up.
In retrospect maybe it was naive and lazy to do so.
Interesting.
“Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt. And a citizen who barters with such a state shares in its corruption and lawlessness.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi (2012). “The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas”, p.144, Vintage
empty store shelves where those boxes should be.
According to a report, they are afraid of causing riots by overturning the election. They have co promised their objectivity y for the sake of po,itical correctness, and are no longer capable of doing their jobs onbjedtive.y.
We have lost the Supreme Court. We have lost our last legal line of defense against a rogue government. There is noone or r a ther no branch left to protect the people against domestic enemies on The left. They can now Cheat the people out of their votes with impunity, with the Supreme courts blessings
The Decadence of Western Civilisation has corrupted all levels of the US Government and paralysed meaningful action.
We always knew that someday the USA would decay and fall. All civilisations do. But we couldn't imagine how it could come about or that it would happen in our lifetime. Now we know.
What a tragedy!
Sparta defeated Athens. Germany succumbed to the Nazis. Decadence afflicted the USA.
“The court on Monday also denied Trump’s challenge to the Pennsylvania 2020 election results as moot. Dissenting from the decision were Justices Alito, Gorsuch and Thomas.”
As I said either here or on the FB side, that kavanaugh and ACB would side with the Dems.
All they need it was one more conservative vote. I wanted Trump to nominate the Cuban lady instead of that trader witch fork tongue Amy! This was his biggest mistake ever!
Has Barrett sided with conservatives on even ONE case so far?
How about Kavanaugh?
Both appear to be Deep State plants. “Winning” either seat has apparently not helped conservatives ONE IOTA.
Now we know why Dems didn’t “really” fight that hard against Barrett. Sure, maybe they pretended to go easy on her because of her “mother of 7” etc story..but compared to the epic smackdown warfare that was the Kavanaugh hearing, Amy got off with nothing more than a few stern words from the usual crazies on the left. Now we know why.
Roberts to Terre Haute
Go figure.
Klown Court. A ruling that emboldens future massive cheating.
Why bother even voting? The only solution is the GOP had better
learn how to do massive cheating too.
“In my opinion, the failure here is not SCOTUS. The failure is with the state legislatures too afraid to 1) investigate the election and 2) unwilling to do anything about it.
We did not lack laws during the 2020 election. What was and continues to be missing is enforcement of those laws.”
I think you are absolutely correct. Pressure applied at the state level is the only answer to exposing the corruption of the 2020 election. Complaining about Washington is wasted breath. State officials are the ones that need to feel the heat to enforce their state’s election laws.
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