Federal judge sides with House Oversight Democrats on subpoena for Trump financial records

[Soph0571]

US. District Court Judge Amit Mehta on Monday ruled that President Donald Trump must abide by a Congressional subpoena for the president’s financial records.

The judge said Trump’s attorneys “have not raised a ‘serious legal question[] going to the merits.'”

[link:https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/federal-judge-sides-with-house-oversight-democrats-on-subpoena-for-trump-financial-records/|

They have seven days to comply with the order. Tick Tock

[wryter2000]

1. Now it starts

We'll see what Trump et al do. But judges don't take kindly to having their orders ignored, and they can send officers to enforce their orders.

[Me.]

7. Yes It Does

legally and according to procedure

[BigmanPigman]

2. This is a good start.

It doesn't actually set a precedent but it will be used by the Dems to be able to move forward in other cases.

[3Hotdogs]

3. And what happens if Trump's response to the court is a big, F.U. ?

Would it be like Jackson and the Trail of Tears?

Senate ain't gonna vote to convict.

[PoliticAverse]

4. Defying a judges order can result in a contempt finding and an order for arrest.

(Seems unlikely though).

Trump's side could also appeal to a higher court.

What happend if Donald Trump refuses a federal court order:
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/01/what-happens-if-donald-trump-refuses-a-federal-court-order.html

[cojoel]

11. This subpoena in question is to the accounting form Mazars

Mazars previously stated they will provide the requested records. The only tears here will be on the Twitter throne.

I'm guessing Trump et. al. will appeal to the First Circuit. If so, I hope Merrick Garland in one of the appellate judges.

[blueinredohio]

5. We'll see if he resigns rather than let his base know how crooked he really is.

I don't know if Mnuchin etc. are willing to go to jail for him.

[Progressive Jones]

6. Trump won't comply. That's good because it will

make his life even harder. I'm down for any legal chaos in that losers' pathetic existence.

[spooky3]

12. On this case, it's the accounting firm, not Trump,

That must comply. I hope they do.

[Wellstone ruled]

8. Two things could happen.

One is Court of Appeals takes a month of Sunday's to hear the Case.

Two, Court of Appeals refuse's to hear a case because of previous Constitutional law and set president .

[cojoel]

13. If there is an appeal to the First Circuit Court

I hope Merrick Garland is on the panel.

[Wellstone ruled]

15. How sweet that would be..

[Ford_Prefect]

9. It seems that the President IS subject to the law of the land, just like any citizen.

...the President is subject to the same legal standard as any other litigant that does not prevail," Mehta wrote.

So maybe not King Emperor Almighty just yet, eh?

[pdsimdars]

10. Well at least some judges aren't too squeemish to stand up to Trump. About time someone did.

[lindysalsagal]

14. What's the legal exposure to the accountants if they knew it was $$ laundering?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

16. He's hoping the Supreme Court will bail him out.

Now that it has Gorsuch and beer bong Kavanaugh.