SCOTUS asks for supplemental briefing about whether battle over Trump financial records ...

[mahatmakanejeeves]

NEW: #SCOTUS doesn't grant new cases, but asks for supplemental briefing about whether battle over Trump financial records presents "political question" courts should stay out of. Arguments scheduled for May 12

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No #SCOTUS cert grants this morning, but there's an interesting order in Trump v. Mazars & Trump v. Deutsche Bank: "supplemental letter briefs addressing whether the political question doctrine or related justiciability principles bear on the Court’s adjudication of these cases."

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What does this mean? Perhaps that some justices think the courts should neither enforce nor obstruct the subpoenas. This would be an interesting way for Trump to lose, for I doubt Mazars or DB would deny Congress, though WH might.

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[rzemanfl]

1. Conservatives looking to tighten the scews on the hook they'll hang hat on. n/t

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Even if accept (I don't) sitting pres can't be indicted, that doesn't stop oversight & investigation

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Looks like SCOTUS wants to say courts can't enforce Congressional

oversight, so Congress will have no way to enforce subpoenas.

[Princess Turandot]

4. Mazars USA, the accounting firm that has Trump's tax working papers..

..has already said that they will turn over the documents if ordered to do so by the courts. (They were sent the subpoenas, not Trump.) They have no choice since there is no CPA-client privilege rule, with the exception of some situations that don't apply here. (They're the US office of a large global accounting firm headquartered in France.)

[rso]

5. Trump taxes

Since an Appellate Court already ruled in favor of release, if SCOTUS does not take the case, the taxes must be released.

[Bayard]

6. If they uphold the law

Its pretty clear--Congressional oversight can demand the tax returns of ANY citizen, including the president, and for any reason. Doesn't matter if its political or not.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. Supreme Court requires additional briefing on whether it has authority to settle Trump's fight

Supreme Court requires additional briefing on whether it has authority to settle Trump’s fight with Congress over his finances

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