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Finished reading the decision dismissing Trump's attempt to block his accountants from giving 8 yrs of tax returns to Manhattan D.A.
Federal judge Victor Marrero has made mincemeat of Trump's arguments that D.A. Vance's subpoena was overly broad or issued in bad faith.
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Federal judge Victor Marrero has made mincemeat of Trump's arguments that D.A. Vance's subpoena was overly broad or issued in bad faith.
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Marrero takes a moment to reflect on the argument, made in the 2nd Circuit AFTER his last ruling in the case, that the president could shoot someone on 5th Ave and not be investigated, so long as he's president.
Marrero called that "perilous to the rule of law"
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Marrero called that "perilous to the rule of law"
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Marrero noes that the SCOTUS has already ruled there is no absolute temporary presidential immunity...but adds that curtailing Vance's subpoena would "effectively constitute an undue expansion of immunity."
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In his ruling, the judge writes that Trump offers no evidence the subpoena was politically motivated or issued in "a fit of pique," nor do article about "Dem dismay" over not getting tax returns mean THIS investigation is invalid.
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Judge Marrero uses the words "no evidence," & "no factual basis" and "insufficient" a lot.
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There is also this extremely helpful guide to a possible Vance inquiry and how Vance can determine "if any Trump entity has falsely recorded any financial transaction."
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For example, though this story came out after the subpoena was issued, @propublica's @hvogell did get some Trump tax returns, and did find the numbers didn't match.
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/trumpinc/episodes/trump-inc-numbers-dont-match
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https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/trumpinc/episodes/trump-inc-numbers-dont-match
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So the judge, in effect, ratifies Vance's broad probe into whether the President or his business committed crimes...as perfectly within the range of what D.A's do.
However, this may not be over....
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However, this may not be over....
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Trump can still appeal the dismissal back up to the 2nd Circuit.
Judge Marrero seems to anticipate this.
He writes at the end of his 103-page decision "Justice requires an end to this controversy."
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Judge Marrero seems to anticipate this.
He writes at the end of his 103-page decision "Justice requires an end to this controversy."
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Want to know more about Trump's accountants?
Check out this episode of Trump, Inc. from @Meg_Cramer & @peterelkind
END https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/trumpinc/episodes/trump-inc-mazars-accountants
Check out this episode of Trump, Inc. from @Meg_Cramer & @peterelkind
END https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/trumpinc/episodes/trump-inc-mazars-accountants
As expected, Trump attorneys seek stay, indicate they will appeal....
