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(36,060 posts) Thu Jul 9, 2020, 10:29 AM Jul 2020

Supreme Court says Manhattan prosecutor may see Trump's personal financial records [View all]

Source: Washington Post

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a New York prosecutor is entitled to see President Trump's private and business financial records, ending an intense legal battle waged by the president to keep them secret.

The court said Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. had the authority to subpoena the records from Trump's private accounting firm. Trump had claimed an immunity from criminal investigations while in office.

The court will rule later Thursday on subpoenas issues by congressional committees for a broader range of Trump's financial records.

Washington Post Update Breaking: Supreme Court blocks House Democrats from accessing Trump's financial records, for now

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-trump-tax-returns-financial-records/2020/07/09/8f274352-c1e2-11ea-9fdd-b7ac6b051dc8_story.html

Seeing Trump's financial records is a BIG win. They're much more detailed than his tax records.

Guess Democrats won't see Trump's records. For now.

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Supreme Court says Manhattan prosecutor may see Trump's personal financial records [View all] ancianita Jul 2020 OP

Criminal case expected safeinOhio Jul 2020 #1

How does that make them available to the public? FOIA? Maraya1969 Jul 2020 #2

Very likely. Also, after prosecutions begin, they're probably public. Don't forget the ancianita Jul 2020 #3

This is a state court issue (NYAG), not federal (SDNY), so Barr has no influence. eggplant Jul 2020 #18

Ah, okay. I was unaware and thought it was through SDNY. Thank you. ancianita Jul 2020 #19

My mistake, it is the Manhattan DA (Vance), not NYAG (James). eggplant Jul 2020 #31

Eliminating Barr now makes the publicizing of the records more likely once the prosecution ancianita Jul 2020 #20

Not likely any time soon... BlueIdaho Jul 2020 #17

So the grand jury will see these records. marie999 Jul 2020 #29

I appreciate your sarcasm but... BlueIdaho Jul 2020 #30

Roberts made a deal..worst umpire ever. mountain grammy Jul 2020 #4

I'm sure he was purely constitutional in his rebalancing the DOJ's power and ancianita Jul 2020 #8

WOOOOOO.....WOOT!! Bayard Jul 2020 #5

Right. ancianita Jul 2020 #9

It seems the reality is more nuanced. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #6

Yes. But now that SCOTUS has ruled publicly, one never knows how/when some records might leak. ancianita Jul 2020 #10

Exactly DownriverDem Jul 2020 #12

Not before more months of lower court runaround. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #13

Maybe before. Because once the Manhattan case begins, other courts might drop it or issue ancianita Jul 2020 #16

Doubt they will ever be made public MichMan Jul 2020 #7

Raise your hand if DownriverDem Jul 2020 #11

Hand raised. I place my bet on October 2021. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #14

Ah yes, the October surprise vlyons Jul 2020 #21

Well, sorta. Only in off-year elections, such as Virginia state elections. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #22

... ancianita Jul 2020 #15

You mean 1 Brave Patriot will rise up to the occasion and save the US of A from Putin? Lock him up. Jul 2020 #27

What happens if the house subpoena's them from NYS? getagrip_already Jul 2020 #23

I'm no lawyer but you sound like you've got something there. ancianita Jul 2020 #24

Cue a mad rush to find a stooge to put into office Warpy Jul 2020 #25

By whom? Vance is a Manhattan district attorney, so Congress & Barr can't touch him. ancianita Jul 2020 #26

New York STATE law. Lock him up. Jul 2020 #28