Keep an eye on the U.S. Supreme Court today (Updated)

Last week lawyers for President Donald Trump filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in Trump v. Vance asking the Supreme Court to review a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ordering the president to provide New York prosecutors with his tax returns. This will be followed by a writ … Read more

Federal judge orders Mueller grand jury materials turned over to House Judiciary Committee

Politico reports “A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Justice Department must turn over former special counsel Robert Mueller’s grand jury evidence to the House Judiciary Committee, a groundbreaking victory for Democrats in their effort to investigate whether President Donald Trump should be impeached for obstructing the long-running Russia probe.” Judge rules DOJ must … Read more

The epic media fail of the 2016 campaign is being repeated in 2020

Last month there were some little noticed ominous headlines that appeared to indicate that Donald Trump was following through on his campaign rallying cry to prosecute his 2016 political opponent, Hillary Clinton, to “lock her up.” The Washington Post and CNN reported the State Department steps up email probe of dozens of former Hillary Clinton … Read more

Federal court orders Trump tax records turned over to Manhattan DA (Updated)

The New York Times reports, Trump Ordered to Turn Over 8 Years of Tax Returns to the Manhattan D.A.: A federal judge on Monday rejected a bold argument from President Trump that sitting presidents are immune from criminal investigations, allowing the Manhattan district attorney’s office to subpoena eight years of the president’s personal and corporate … Read more