- 11 Oct 2019 23:23
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A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against President Trump in his attempt to quash a subpoena for his financial records from House Democrats.
In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of judges for the Federal Appeals Court for the D.C. Circuit ruled that the subpoena, issued by the Democratic-led House Oversight and Reform Committee, is "valid and enforceable."
Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) cheered the ruling, calling it a "fundamental and resounding victory for Congressional oversight, our Constitutional system of checks and balances, and the rule of law."
"For far too long, the President has placed his personal interests over the interests of the American people," Cummings said in a statement Friday. "After months of delay, it is time for the President to stop blocking Mazars from complying with the Committee's lawful subpoena."
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called the ruling "a victory for our democracy, as the courts reaffirm the Congress's authority and responsibility to conduct oversight and consider legislation on behalf of the American people."
Jay Sekulow, a personal lawyer for Trump, said in a statement that the president's team is "reviewing the opinion and evaluating all options including appeals."
The Democratic-led House Oversight and Reform Committee issued a subpoena in April to Trump's accounting firm, Mazars USA, seeking years' worth of financial records on Trump and several of his business entities.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.co ... dems%3famp
Let's just sit back and watch the Trump supporters go spare..
It's like setting light to a munitions storage facility..
In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of judges for the Federal Appeals Court for the D.C. Circuit ruled that the subpoena, issued by the Democratic-led House Oversight and Reform Committee, is "valid and enforceable."
Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) cheered the ruling, calling it a "fundamental and resounding victory for Congressional oversight, our Constitutional system of checks and balances, and the rule of law."
"For far too long, the President has placed his personal interests over the interests of the American people," Cummings said in a statement Friday. "After months of delay, it is time for the President to stop blocking Mazars from complying with the Committee's lawful subpoena."
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called the ruling "a victory for our democracy, as the courts reaffirm the Congress's authority and responsibility to conduct oversight and consider legislation on behalf of the American people."
Jay Sekulow, a personal lawyer for Trump, said in a statement that the president's team is "reviewing the opinion and evaluating all options including appeals."
The Democratic-led House Oversight and Reform Committee issued a subpoena in April to Trump's accounting firm, Mazars USA, seeking years' worth of financial records on Trump and several of his business entities.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.co ... dems%3famp
Let's just sit back and watch the Trump supporters go spare..
It's like setting light to a munitions storage facility..
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