Trump hit with another loss in legal battle over financial records -- from a judge he appointed

[fleur-de-lisa]

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/11/trump-hit-with-another-loss-in-legal-battle-over-his-financial-records-this-time-from-a-judge-he-appointed/

3:20 pm Nov 6, 2019

A federal judge has signaled that he will allow House Democrats to move forward with a lawsuit that seeks to obtain President Trump’s tax returns, according to a new report from Bloomberg.

U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, who was appointed by Trump in 2017, said this Wednesday that “Congress has been subpoenaing for a long time and the executive has been complying for a long time.”

“There is a pretty strong line of cases there suggesting the House would have standing to bring this kind of case,” he added.

The House Ways and Means Committee is seeking six years-worth of Trump’s personal and business tax returns. In July, the House sued the Treasury Department to turn over the returns. The Treasury Department asked McFadden to dismiss the lawsuit, claiming that House Democrats’ reasons for wanting the returns weren’t valid and that there was no precedent for turning them over.

[jberryhill]

1. Misleading headline and even worse article

That Rawstory piece provides no context for the quote whatsoever.

The quote is from a colloquy during a hearing on a motion to dismiss.

During motion hearings, judges make all kinds of rhetorical comments and questions to test the arguments of both sides. Reading too much into what a judge says during a hearing is a trap.

For example, remember when a bunch of people at DU wanted to go all torch-and-pitchfork after the judge in the EDVA Manafort criminal trial, simply on the basis of comments during a hearing, and Manafort ended up getting convicted anyway?

Maybe not.

In any event, nobody has been dealt a "loss" or a "win" in this proceeding yet. The hearing was held and the decision will issue later.

[MyOwnPeace]

2. Thank you, jberry.............

Legal proceedings are really requiring a keen ear and an understanding of what's being said in what context, and also understanding the total process. Your post does a great job of helping with that understanding!

[onenote]

3. Typical of Raw Story

It would be a mistake for anyone to take anything they publish at face value.

[Sugar Smack]

4. And not for nothing

Thanks for the fact-check/debunking earlier today, regarding a video that startled me & freaked me out. In my defense, It was the very first thing I saw online this morning, just after waking up. Donald trump is ugly under the best of conditions. But I had myself convinced he could, in fact, "hiss", or whatever that was.

[jberryhill]

5. That was a funny video though

[Orrex]

6. I've always secretly hated you for getting in the way of my mob fury

It's so hard to run around like a headless chicken with people like you presenting facts, evidence, and analysis.

Damn you, sir! Damn you!