Federal judge has dismissed a Trump lawsuit re: tax returns and House Ways & Means

[Dennis Donovan]

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Josh Gerstein ✔ @joshgerstein

BREAKING: A federal judge in Washington (Trump appointee Carl Nichols) has dismissed a Trump lawsuit trying to block House from getting Trump tax returns from NY state officials. Case could be refiled in New York City or upstate NY. Ruling: http://bit.ly/33NaOYd

1:33 PM - Nov 11, 2019

[hlthe2b]

1. Happy to be the first k&r (this is NOT the Cyrus Vance case, though, I will point out)

[Shrike47]

2. Dismissed on jurisdictional grounds so could be re-filed in the right place.

[StarfishSaver]

4. True. But they don't want to file it in the right place.

Because NY State judges will probably laugh him out of court.

But the judge who tossed him out of federal court today was a Trump appointee.

[TeamPooka]

5. Trump lost a two-fer in district shopping and tried to pick a crony judge.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Trump's lawyers must kinda suck if they can't handle Personal Jurisdiction 101.

[PJMcK]

7. Thanks for keeping it real with this story, Ocelot

Too many people, including in the media, misunderstand what this procedural decision means. Your posts have helpfully cleared this up. If Trump refills in New York State, it will be more than interesting to watch.

Regarding Trump's lawyers, I have a hard time understanding how they can perform the acts of idiocy they do without bursting into flames. I'm not an attorney but, man, even I understand jurisdiction. What a waste of time and the client's money.

Because of his history of non-payments and even suing his own lawyers, I suspect that Trump has a tough time finding first-class representation. It shows in the weak cases they present. He must pay a lot of money up front to get anyone to represent him.

[Gothmog]

6. judge has decided that Trump can't sue New York state officials in a Washington, D.C., court

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