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Kyle Cheney
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JUST IN: Judge rejects Trump lawyers' call to cancel tomorrow's hearing on Dem subpoena but will listen to their objections.
"The hearing will proceed tomorrow as scheduled," Mehta wrote in a brief order tonight.
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JUST IN: Judge rejects Trump lawyers' call to cancel tomorrow's hearing on Dem subpoena but will listen to their objections.
"The hearing will proceed tomorrow as scheduled," Mehta wrote in a brief order tonight.
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Judge rejects Trump lawyers' call to cancel tomorrow's hearing on Dem subpoena (Original Post)
Miles Archer
May 2019
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pnwmom
(108,925 posts)1. Here is an article with some background on that.
https://www.wral.com/trumps-legal-team-tries-to-slow-down-subpoena-case/18384806/
On Monday, private attorneys representing Trump and his companies disagreed with a federal judge's decision to hold a comprehensive court hearing about the subpoena on Tuesday in Washington, according to court filings.
The President's attorneys say they are not being given a fair shot in court, and have asked the judge to either narrow the topics covered in the hearing Tuesday or cancel the hearing outright.
"Because the hearing is tomorrow, the court's consolidation will force plaintiffs to try their case on only four days' notice, with no discovery, with little opportunity to assemble evidence, before Defendants have filed a single pleading, with no idea which facts are actually in dispute, and without a round of briefing focused on the merits," the President's legal team wrote.
Congress' attorneys, however, said they are ready for the case to proceed as scheduled on Tuesday and do not want Tuesday's hearing to be canceled. The scheduled court hearing would be the first in a growing set of legal disputes between the Democratic-led House of Representatives and those it has subpoena for Trump's financial records.
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On Monday, private attorneys representing Trump and his companies disagreed with a federal judge's decision to hold a comprehensive court hearing about the subpoena on Tuesday in Washington, according to court filings.
The President's attorneys say they are not being given a fair shot in court, and have asked the judge to either narrow the topics covered in the hearing Tuesday or cancel the hearing outright.
"Because the hearing is tomorrow, the court's consolidation will force plaintiffs to try their case on only four days' notice, with no discovery, with little opportunity to assemble evidence, before Defendants have filed a single pleading, with no idea which facts are actually in dispute, and without a round of briefing focused on the merits," the President's legal team wrote.
Congress' attorneys, however, said they are ready for the case to proceed as scheduled on Tuesday and do not want Tuesday's hearing to be canceled. The scheduled court hearing would be the first in a growing set of legal disputes between the Democratic-led House of Representatives and those it has subpoena for Trump's financial records.
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druidity33
(6,435 posts)3. Thank you for this! K&R, nt.
Pepsidog
(6,252 posts)2. After seeing Trump shit all over the Constitution, The Federal judiciary is itching to get into
this fight. The Judge is correct to rule from the bench. There are no genuine issues of fact to be resolved. There are no issues of law to be resolved. The law is clear and unambiguous that shall means must so go screw your self Trumps lawyers who all know they have no shot.
magicarpet
(13,935 posts)4. trDump's intent is to drag this shit out as long as possible...
.... so he can win re-election for his second term before any incriminating evidence can surface that makes him look bad.
Delay, delay, delay with litigation is his game plan. Then scream and cry victim at his Nazi Rallies because the Dems are being mean to the most successful and popular pResident ever.