Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has temporarily staved off the efforts of House Democrats to get their hands on President Donald Trump's financial records.
It does not mean that Trump has won his battle to keep his financial records private.
The lawsuit is between Trump and the banks, not Trump and Congress.
House Democrats want the records in hopes of finding connections between Trump and foreign governments or other material that can be used in the ongoing impeachment inquiry against Trump.
Trump also filed an appeal to block the House Oversight Committee from getting financial records from Mazars LLP, Trump's accounting firm.
The Supreme Court last month granted Trump a win in that case by putting enforcement of the House subpoena to Mazars on hold while Trump appeals lower court rulings saying the records have to be shared with the House, according to CNBC. "This is a case of firsts," Trump's lawyers have said in court documents seeking to block access to the records, according to The New York Times.
The petition filed by Trump's lawyers argued that if Trump loses this case, "Congress can subpoena any private records it wishes from the president on the mere assertion that it is considering legislation that might require presidents to disclose that same information. Given the obvious temptation to investigate the personal affairs of political rivals, subpoenas concerning the private lives of presidents will become routine in times of divided government."
https://www.westernjournal.com/trump-handed-unexpected-win-ruth-bader-ginsburg-wont-divulge-financial-records-yet/
It does not mean that Trump has won his battle to keep his financial records private.
The lawsuit is between Trump and the banks, not Trump and Congress.
House Democrats want the records in hopes of finding connections between Trump and foreign governments or other material that can be used in the ongoing impeachment inquiry against Trump.
Trump also filed an appeal to block the House Oversight Committee from getting financial records from Mazars LLP, Trump's accounting firm.
The Supreme Court last month granted Trump a win in that case by putting enforcement of the House subpoena to Mazars on hold while Trump appeals lower court rulings saying the records have to be shared with the House, according to CNBC. "This is a case of firsts," Trump's lawyers have said in court documents seeking to block access to the records, according to The New York Times.
The petition filed by Trump's lawyers argued that if Trump loses this case, "Congress can subpoena any private records it wishes from the president on the mere assertion that it is considering legislation that might require presidents to disclose that same information. Given the obvious temptation to investigate the personal affairs of political rivals, subpoenas concerning the private lives of presidents will become routine in times of divided government."
https://www.westernjournal.com/trump-handed-unexpected-win-ruth-bader-ginsburg-wont-divulge-financial-records-yet/
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