The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered split opinions in two cases over whether President Donald Trump can shield his tax records from investigators, handing a win to the Manhattan district attorney but rejecting parallel efforts by Democrats in the House of Representatives.
The justices ruled President Trump is not immune from New York’s subpoena — but prosecutors will not get documents now.
They also blocked Congress from getting the President’s records for now, sending a controversial case back down to the lower court for further review.
Each of the two opinions were 7-2, with Chief Justice John Roberts and both of Trump’s appointees — Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh — joining the liberal justices.
Here are the seven justices on the majority opinion:
Stephen Breyer
John Roberts
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Neil Gorsuch
Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan
Brett Kavanaugh
And these are the two justices who dissented:
Clarence Thomas
Samuel Alito
The rulings, in the near term, represent a partial victory for the president — he will not have to turn over financial documents in the midst of a fraught presidential election. But neither ruling foreclosed the possibility that the president would eventually have to turn over his documents.
“We are pleased that in the decisions issued today, the Supreme Court has temporarily blocked both Congress and New York prosecutors from obtaining the President’s tax records,” Trump attorney Jay Sekulow said. “We will now proceed to raise additional Constitutional and legal issues in the lower courts.”
Mnhattan D.A. Vance, meanwhile, also claimed a win.
“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,” he said. “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.”
https://twitter.com/ManhattanDA/status/1281235643729948672?s=20
Trump himself made clear his displeasure with the rulings in several tweets.
“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!” he said.
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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2020
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1281238367464808454?s=20
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1281238369050210312?s=20
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While I am not sure if its a”major blow” as heis not required to immediately hand over the documents.
Wrong! its not a blow to trump and they didnt say he has to turn over his tax returns its actually a win for trump
What about Biden does he have to give in his tax records?
There is a Hungarian saying, one who has butter on his head, should not go under the sun. If someone wants to see my tax returns, I have nothing to hide.
B’H for the wisdom of the founders.
To pd: You are not paying attention. I will explain it slowly. Trump’s tax records were subpoened by the Manhattan (NY) district attorney in connection with a New York State grand jury investigation. Trump objected, saying he is exempt because he is president. The US Supreme Court said Trump is not exempt by virtue of being president.
As for Joe Biden: (a) He has voluntarily released his tax returns to the public. (b) His tax returns have not been subpoened by anybody, but if his tax returns were subpoened, he would have to release them like anybody else, even you and me.
I hope this is only the beginning of the justice that’s owed to him. So many Jewish and non Jewish lives were lost from Covid and guns through Donald Trump’s actions and inaction. All he cares about is himself. So if it would mean that millions of people would die so the economy should be good for the election, let it be.
Why not demand University of Delaware Biden’s hidden senate records that contain detailed rape allegations of Tara Reade?
rEtARD, your moronic jubilation is too premature.
> Reb Eliezer
> “If someone wants to see my tax returns, I have nothing to hide.”
But someone in business certainly hides his/her trade secrets from competitors, otherwise it ends up where, for example, China takes over and becomes the only source of major medical products like vaccines and other medicines.
Trump’s tax returns contain information that would give his business competitors the advantage over him.
Aside from that, it wold also give the “cancel culture” new targets, like when they forced trump’s daughter out of business as a political ploy.
pd, Biden put his tax returns on the internet a year ago. We still have no idea what Trump’s conflicts of interest are, how he is grifting us, and what foreign powers are able to blackmail him.
Even Trump’s own appointees to the Court ruled against him. Trump thinks himself a dictator but he isn’t, Baruch Hashem.