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NANCY PELOSI:
“A careful
reading of the Supreme Court rulings related to the President’s financial
records is not good news for President Trump,” Pelosi said in a statement.
“The Court
has reaffirmed the Congress’s authority to conduct oversight on behalf of the
American people, as it asks for further information from the Congress.
Congress’s constitutional responsibility to uncover the truth continues,
specifically related to the President’s Russia connection that he is hiding.
“The
Congress will continue to conduct oversight For The People, upholding the
separation of powers that is the genius of our Constitution. We will continue
to press our case in the lower courts.”
At her
weekly press conference, the Democratic speaker said the court’s decision sent
a clear message that the president is not above the law, a frequent rallying
cry for Democrats during the impeachment inquiry.
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Supreme court rules Trump's tax returns may be
turned over to grand jury
The ruling marks a defeat for Trump, who has pushed
for years to hide the documents from the public.
The supreme court has issued its decision in one case
involving subpoenas for Trump’s financial records.
The
justices issued a 7-2 decision that the president’s tax returns and business
records may be turned over to a grand jury in New York.
The ruling
marks a defeat for Trump, who has pushed for years to hide the documents from
the public.
Chief
justice John Roberts wrote the 7-2 opinion that the president is not
categorically immune from grand jury requests. Both supreme court justices
nominated by Trump, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, sided with the majority.
“Two
hundred years ago, a great jurist of our Court established that no citizen, not
even the President, is categorically above the common duty to produce evidence
when called upon in a criminal proceeding,” Roberts wrote in the decision.
“We
reaffirm that principle today and hold that the President is neither absolutely
immune from state criminal subpoenas seeking his private papers nor entitled to
a heightened standard of need.”
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Trump criticizes 'political prosection' of
financial records cases
Trump has now weighed in (via Twitter, of course) on
this morning’s supreme court decisions involving subpoenas for his financial
records.
“The
Supreme Court sends case back to Lower Court, arguments to continue. This is
all a political prosecution,” the presient said.
“I won the
Mueller Witch Hunt, and others, and now I have to keep fighting in a
politically corrupt New York. Not fair to this Presidency or Administration!”
Trump took
specific aim at the court in a separate tweet, implying the justices were
holding him to a different standard than past presidents.
“Courts in
the past have given “broad deference”. BUT NOT ME!” Trump said.
Reaction to U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Trump
Financial Records
By Reuters
July 9,
2020, 11:04 a.m. ET
WASHINGTON
— The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a New York prosecutor can
obtain President Donald Trump's financial records but prevented - at least for
now - the Democratic-led House of Representatives from obtaining similar
documents.
Below are
reactions to the news:
PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP ON TWITTER:
"Courts
in the past have given 'broad deference'. BUT NOT ME!"
"The
Supreme Court sends case back to Lower Court, arguments to continue. This is
all a political prosecution. I won the Mueller Witch Hunt, and others, and now
I have to keep fighting in a politically corrupt New York. Not fair to this
Presidency or Administration!"
MANHATTAN
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CY VANCE, JR.:
"This
is a tremendous victory for our nation's system of justice and its founding
principle that no one – not even a president – is above the law. Our
investigation, which was delayed for almost a year by this lawsuit, will
resume, guided as always by the grand jury’s solemn obligation to follow the
law and the facts, wherever they may lead."
TREASURY
SECRETARY STEVEN MNUCHIN ON CNBC:
"As I
understand, that case doesn't involve the Treasury. That case is between the
President and third parties, but I would say the only thing I do agree on, on
that report, is when things go to Congress, they tend to get leaked and when
things go to grand juries they don't."
DEMOCRATIC
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JERROLD NADLER, ON TWITTER
"No
one is above the law."
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