Breaking news out of D.C. right now where the Supreme Court just ruled 7-2 that the Manhattan DA can subpoena President Trump’s tax returns:
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rules 7-2 that the Manhattan district attorney's subpoena of Trump's financial records is valid and not foreclosed on grounds of presidential immunity. Alito and Thomas dissent.
— Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) July 9, 2020
“The President is neither absolutely immune from state criminal subpoenas seeking his private papers nor entitled to a heightened standard of need”
SCOTUS sides with the NY prosecutor who subpoenaed Trump's financial records. "The President is neither absolutely immune from state criminal subpoenas seeking his private papers nor entitled to a heightened standard of
need."https://t.co/sC7UiCi4nj pic.twitter.com/5rNfiUYNoY— Brad Heath (@bradheath) July 9, 2020
And they rejected President Trump’s claim that “being president shields him from scrutiny”:
The court rejects Trump's arguments that being president shields him from scrutiny. But it says he can still raise other arguments to block the disclosures in lower courts.
— Brad Heath (@bradheath) July 9, 2020
Of note, the two Justices appointed by President Trump — Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch — voted against him:
The two justices Trump appointed to the court voted against him. But they wrote separately to note that he can raise other objections to the subpoenas, including whether the state really needs the information and whether providing it would unduly burden the president. pic.twitter.com/nuYCJZfSw8
— Brad Heath (@bradheath) July 9, 2020
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So, when do Kavanaugh and Gorsuch get their apologies?
Looking forward to all the retractions from those who have insisted day after day after day that Gorsuch and Kavanaugh were "put on the Court to rule for Trump."
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) July 9, 2020
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