By Spencer S. Hsu Spencer S. Hsu Investigative reporter Email Bio Follow May 20 at 5:25 PM A federal judge on Monday denied President Trump’s bid to quash a House subpoena for years of his financial records from his accounting firm and stayed his order seven days to allow the president’s lawyers time to appeal.
“So long as Congress investigates on a subject matter on which ‘legislation could be had,’ Congress acts as contemplated by Article I of the Constitution,” Mehta said in a 41-page opinion.
An appeal would test decades of legal precedent that have upheld Congress’s right to investigate, arguing the novel theory that a president’s past dealings are irrelevant to the legislative branch’s fundamental job of writing bills. The legal battle comes as House Democrats seek to probe Trump’s finances, his campaign and allegations he sought to obstruct justice in special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s Russia investigation.
Obama progressive appointed Judge. Yea, just going up the judicial ladder...
Democrats are getting sucked in. Love it.
Do it!
Its going to the high court , everyone knew the dems would go judge shopping. How about some reporting people actually know to be true? You just might improve on that 6% approval rating .
Wow this will really make a difference to average hard working Americans
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