Trump asks SC to block NY subpoena for his tax returns
- by Lorene Schwartz
- in People
- — Nov 16, 2019
President Donald Trump late Thursday asked the right-wing Supreme Court to block the Manhattan district attorney's subpoena for his tax returns, arguing that he is "absolutely immune from all stages of state criminal process while in office".
The president's attorneys have said they want to be notified if House Democrats try to get the president's NY state tax returns. "We are hopeful that the Supreme Court will grant review in this predominant constitutional case and reverse the unhealthy and negative resolution of the appeals court".
President Donald Trump has appealed to the Supreme Court to keep his tax returns from NY prosecutors, according to his counsel, Jay Sekulow.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on October 11 ruled in favor of the House.
The petition, which was obtained by The Washington Post, argues that Trump is protected under "presidential immunity" from state criminal investigations.
"Politically motivated subpoenas like this one are a ideal illustration of why a sitting president should be categorically immune from state criminal process", he said.
The appellate judges emphasised the narrowness of their ruling, choosing only that a condition prosecutor can need Trump's individual financial information from a 3rd get together even though the president is in place of work.
Similarly, Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in July signed a law requiring state authorities to hand state tax returns over to Congress. In the most famous case, President Nixon was required by the Supreme Court in a unanimous 1974 decision to turn over to prosecutors his White House tape recordings. How the justices respond to that request will give clues about how the Supreme Court will handle the two cases.
"After all, it is miles going to be a political blockbuster, nonetheless it is no longer a ethical one", stated Constitutional Accountability Heart President Elizabeth Wydra, who has antagonistic Trump in court.
A second, similar case is headed to the court over a House committee subpoena demanding Trump´s financial records from the same accounting firm.
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Trump's last recourse now is to go to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Vance is investigating alleged hush-money payments made to two women during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Lower courts have so far rejected Trump´s claims of immunity.
Trump's lawyers say the subpoena veers impermissibly into law enforcement, something outside of Congress's power.
Seven of the eight judges were appointed by Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, both Democrats.
Such state subpoenas violate the Constitution because they interfere in a president's ability to execute his duties and "empower thousands of state and local prosecutors to embroil the President in criminal proceedings", the petition states.
Congress issued the subpoena to Mazars in April as part of an investigation of whether to change ethics-in-government laws.
Trump sued New York's attorney general and tax commissioner in Washington federal court over the law, but a judge on Monday ruled he did not have jurisdiction over the state officials and that Trump would have to sue them in NY.
Trump's lawyer asked the 11-member appeals court to reconsider the decision, but that request was turned down.
