Last week, a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that grand-jury testimony and information may be disclosed only to prosecutors, defendants and other grand juries and that judges may not carve out exceptions to the secrecy already mandated by the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. The majority (two Republican … Read more
For those of you who are C-Span junkies, pop some popcorn and get ready for some key oversight hearings today. Must see TV! Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary, Bond villain Steve Mnuchin, on Tuesday will be grilled by House lawmakers in back-to-back hearings, where questions about how he plans to handle a formal request for Mr. … Read more
I explained the law on this last week, ‘Follow the Money’ – Congress requests Trump tax returns (Updated): I covered this earlier this year, ‘Follow the Money’ – Congress needs to see Trump tax returns, but now House Ways & Means Committee Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) has finalized his demand letter under Code sec. 6103(f): … Read more
Monday was the deadline for some 81 individuals and organizations to comply with a request for documents from the House Judiciary Committee. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Judiciary Committee chairman says he has received tens of thousands of documents in Trump investigation: Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said in a statement that he was … Read more
House Democrats last Thursday made plans to dig deeper into President Donald Trump’s business and defunct charity, Planning to use Michael Cohen’s testimony as a road map for new investigations into Trump: The House Intelligence Committee said it anticipates bringing in for questioning the Trump Organization’s chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg. It also plans to … Read more