The president may have more success in the court fights to come, including appeals in the cases decided this week. But the two losses are nonetheless a dramatic setback for his fight-them-all legal strategy.
" issued by congressional Democrats attempting to conduct oversight of his administration and examine his personal finances.endorsed the House Oversight Committee's authority to subpoena the president's accounting firmAnd on Wednesday, a federal judge in New York City said the banks for the president and his businesses,
"President Trump is already at war with one branch of government; he may not be able to sustain a fight against two of them," wrote Kurt Bardella, who was press secretary to Rep. Darrell Issa when the California Republican served as chairman of the oversight committee, in anThe defeats could also fuel Democratic efforts that have yet to see their day in court, providing a net of rulings that could bolster lawmakers' confidence and deliver legal rationales for new lines of inquiry.
The Trump administration is also fighting the House Ways and Means committee, which is seeking access to six years of Trump's tax returns in a fight that dates back to the 2016 campaign. As the legal battles continue, the president's legislative priorities are likely to suffer. Appeals battles can last years — and, so far, neither Trump nor Democrats have signaled that they are likely to back down from a fight.
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