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fallrey

(36 posts)
11. Why is this agreement a good idea?
Sat May 25, 2019, 04:13 PM
May 2019
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/25/politics/trump-house-committee-agreement-stay-subpoena/index.html

We keep giving in. Probably because we are afraid to lose and want to negotiate even if it means conceding illegalities.

This is just so upsetting. Trump gets to postpone on a promise, even though his m.o. is to break agreements. He's running out the clock. Are Dems so worried about getting blamed that they will risk making House powers moot in favor of trying to get the courts to take responsibility?

(CNN)Lawyers for President Donald Trump have reached an agreement with the House Intelligence and Financial Services committees to hold off for now on enforcing the subpoenas for Trump's financial records from Deutsche Bank and Capital One, according to a court document and a source familiar with the agreement.
Similar to a deal reached earlier this week with the House Oversight committee, the agreement allows for an expedited appeal schedule.
"The parties have reached an agreement regarding compliance with and enforcement of the subpoenas during the pendency of Plaintiff's appeal," the court document filed Saturday reads.
Earlier this week, Judge Edgardo Ramos in New York had refused to block the subpoenas, setting off a one-week clock for the Trump team to find a way to prevent extensive financial information from being released. The agreement blocks the subpoenas for now until an appeals court can weigh in.
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