Court shields Trump tax returns, likely until after election
Source: Associated Press
Court shields Trump tax returns, likely until after election
By MICHAEL R. SISAK
31 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal appeals court Tuesday granted President Donald Trump a temporary reprieve in the long-running fight over his tax returns, barring Manhattan's top prosecutor from getting the records while Trump's lawyers embark on another bid to overturn the subpoena seeking them.
With a temporary stay in place and Trump expecting a return to the Supreme Court, it's unlikely that the case will be resolved or any tax returns will be turned over before the November election. The three-judge panel ruled after hearing brief arguments from both sides.
Trump's lawyers argued that a stay keeping the tax returns under wraps will protect him from irreparable harm -- such as leaks from secret grand jury proceedings -- while they appeal a lower-court ruling two weeks ago that granted Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.'s office access to Trump's tax returns.
A lawyer for Vance's office argued that further delays to the enforcement of a subpoena issued nearly a year ago would only hamper their investigation, which he said covers a wide range of business dealings connected to Trump's company, the Trump Organization.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/e8ea6c445b3d4b82de430ac8a559897d
SeriesOfMiniHats Retweeted
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New: The 2nd Circuit has granted Trump's request to block the NY DA's office from enforcing a grand jury subpoena for Trump's tax returns until the court hears the case and rules. Arguments set for 9/25. Previously: https://buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/judge-rules-trump-tax-returns
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LEGAL
Appeals court grants Trump delay in financial records case
Trumps personal attorney persuaded court panel to prevent the Manhattan district attorney from immediately accessing the documents.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/01/appeals-court-trump-financial-records-406936
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AZ8theist
(5,339 posts)THIS SHOULD BE THE LEAD IN EVERY NEWS BROADCAST EVERY NIGHT FROM NOW ON.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)amcgrath
(397 posts)Unless they show hes a crook?
FBaggins
(26,697 posts)It doesn't mean "we know what's in there and it's bad"... it basically means that any hypothetical damage can't be undone if they don't block the release but then later rule in his favor.
SergeStorms
(18,903 posts)then there shouldn't be a problem, right? This all started with his taxes being audited............for 15 years.
Orrex
(63,086 posts)And lots of it.
Drome
(50 posts)And the documents should've been in Vance's office within 48 hours! WTF is Going On Here?
FBaggins
(26,697 posts)They just said that his absolute immunity argument was garbage... but also pointed out that there were a number of other possible appeals that the lower courts could address (like this one).
bucolic_frolic
(42,678 posts)They admitted that?
Must be quite a lot too hot to handle
Calista241
(5,584 posts)basically means the genie can't be put back in the bottle. If they hand over his returns and they leak, and the court later rules in favor of Trump, there's no taking the taxes back.
The term isn't something Trump and his team are admitting to in this filing.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)LiberalLovinLug
(14,154 posts)If they are ruling that releasing them may hamper Trumps chances in the election.......so fucking what!!!
Why is preventing the American public all the facts surrounding a major candidate, especially if it will cause harm, their duty? Shouldn't their duty be to do the opposite? To protect the public by getting the facts out before citizens mark their ballots?
sandensea
(21,530 posts)Money often trumps the law, as you know.
FBaggins
(26,697 posts)Two of the three each spent years as the chief judge for the 2nd circuit (one Clinton appointee, one Bush 41) and the third was Obama's appointee to replace Sotomayor on Schumer's recommendation. They aren't hacks that Trump snuck in to defend him.
If they are ruling that releasing them may hamper Trumps chances in the election
They aren't. There was already about zero chance of the returns becoming public in time for the election.
Why is preventing the American public all the facts surrounding a major candidate
The case has nothing whatsoever to do with the public's interest in his tax returns.
iluvtennis
(19,758 posts)No one is above the law.
gladium et scutum
(803 posts)Response to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)
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SergeStorms
(18,903 posts)How long can they keep stalling? Yeah, let's delay it again so one of the most dishonest human beings, let alone a sitting President of the United States, can perchance be elected again? Yeah, we can't let the American people know that their president is a fucking crook of the highest order! Goddamned judges letting this piece of shit get away with this AGAIN!
iluvtennis
(19,758 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,750 posts)That's all, just goddammit.
Nexus2
(1,261 posts)Authorities have gotten their hands on classified documents with less struggle.
CBHagman
(16,968 posts)...and all the fantasies of power and glamour and revenge will be revealed as nothing more than a sordid mess.
hamsterjill
(15,214 posts)An idiot at that. Why in the hell cannot ANYONE get him. I am sick of excuses. Hes a criminal. Somebody prove it.
cstanleytech
(26,082 posts)refused to with a claim of being under audit which was and is a complete and utter lie.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)Hopefully someday, but another Fitzmas comes and goes.