General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump and the House Oversight committee have filed for an expedited appeal of Mazars ruling
Link to tweet
Link to tweet
✔
@ZoeTillman
NEW: Trump's lawyers and the House Oversight Committee have asked the DC Circuit to expedite his appeal re: the subpoena to his accounting firm. If the court agrees, the House agreed to suspend the deadline for the company to produce documents
This is significant if the court agrees to this schedule, and the House suspends the deadline for Mazars to produce docs, this avoids a fight over an emergency motion to stay the lower court order (the district judge denied a stay request, see: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/house-democrats-subpoena-trump-accountant-judge-rules )
A fight over an emergency stay request would delay getting to a final ruling on whether the House subpoena is lawful if Trump lost on an emergency motion in the DC Circuit, for instance, he could petition SCOTUS to get involved. So this would move things along more quickly.
Zoe Tillman
✔
@ZoeTillman
Here's House Oversight Committee Chair Elijah Cummings on agreeing to suspend the subpoena deadline if the DC Circuit agrees to expedite the case: "I hope the Court approves our request so we can move forward and effectively discharge our responsibilities under the Constitution."
triron
(21,999 posts)pnwmom
(108,976 posts)the process to a final decision.
I'm more surprised Trump would go along with this.
triron
(21,999 posts)pnwmom
(108,976 posts)Oversight would rather have a complete review from the appeals court on an expedited basis.
TeamPooka
(24,221 posts)StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)If they didn't do this, the appellate court probably would have issued a stay pending its decision and there would be no guarantee the decision would come quickly - meaning the documents wouldn't be produced for an undetermined period as the court decides the case.
This speeds up the process and resolution.
stillcool
(32,626 posts)it's like you leave pieces of knowledge everywhere you go.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)Thanks!
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,674 posts)because it bypasses the whole process of appealing the denial of the stay.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)bluestarone
(16,906 posts)WHY?
pnwmom
(108,976 posts)StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)but the Oversight Committee has the benefit of some of the best lawyers in the country both on its staff and as advisors.
They know what they're doing.
bluestarone
(16,906 posts)Just too much to try to understand i guess! Keep the faith right??
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)herding cats
(19,564 posts)Read through this live blog of the hearing.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1131196032006725632.html
They were outclassed. Bigly.
pnwmom
(108,976 posts)The OP is about the Mazars hearing earlier in the week (the accounting firm.)
There's so much going on this week it's hard to keep up.
spooky3
(34,438 posts)pnwmom
(108,976 posts)One offering to hand over their state tax records on Trump to Congress; and the other exempting people who had Presidential pardons from NY's double jeopardy laws.
Trump is having a very bad week!
spooky3
(34,438 posts)herding cats
(19,564 posts)With so many hearings and losses by Trump I got confused.