*****BREAKING NEWS*****Judge Refuses to block congressional subpoena (SECOND RULING)

[DemocratSinceBirth]

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Judge rejects Trump’s request to halt congressional subpoenas for his banking records https://wapo.st/2JWHAPb

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Judge rejects Trump’s request to halt congressional subpoenas for his banking records
A federal judge on Wednesday said Deutsche Bank and Capital One may hand over the president’s financial records to Democrats in the House. This is a developing story. It will be updated.

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SECOND RULING

[Gothmog]

1. From my twitter feed

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[Brother Buzz]

2. Is this the breaking news from yesterday.....

or is this a second ruling?

[herding cats]

3. Second ruling, Trump v. Deutsche.

It's good news!

[Brother Buzz]

4. Indeed, good news

Things are so fluid recently, I'm having trouble keeping score.

Thanks

[mobeau69]

6. Fluid indeed!

[Dem2theMax]

26. Well, it all started with a pee tape, so it should be fluid!

[rurallib]

13. so far Trump is still a zero

for those keeping score

[Doitnow]

16. My husband would have called Trump "a Rimless Zero"------something less than nothing!

[fierywoman]

20. "null komma nichts" in German: 0.0 !!!

[Grins]

17. Second ruling - but a different court!

DC Circuit Court yesterday.
SDNY today.

[mobeau69]

5. This is WYP news!

Love these fast moving judges!

“I will not enjoin enforcement of the subpoenas,” Judge Edgardo Ramos said after hearing arguments from lawyers for Trump and Congress.

The decision means Deutsche Bank and Capital One may now release Trump’s financial records.

Ramos’s ruling came as Trump continues his battle over congressional oversight.

Earlier a lawyer for the Congressional committees argued that the subpoenas were misconstrued as solely targeting the president and his family, saying they’re part of a “complex investigation across a whole industry, not just Mr Trump.”

He also hit back against claims from Trump that it’s an overreach to subpoena his family members.The lawyer said people use family members to hide assets.

“They put them in the names of their grandchildren,” he said, providing a general example of how people conceal assets.

“This is what people committing financial fraud do,” he also said generally of hiding assets.

[Caliman73]

10. He sounds Mexican...can't trust him....

Though I am sure Trump will have something to say about Judge Ramos' ethnicity as a way of trying to discredit the ruling. He is vile and I would not put anything past him.

[dchill]

24. For one reason or another, Trump can't trust ANY judge!

Edit to add: REAL judge, that is.

[superpatriotman]

7. Cant read tweets

Many cannot

[Celerity]

8. here

Judge rejects Trump’s request to halt congressional subpoenas for his banking records

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/judge-rejects-trumps-request-to-halt-congressional-subpoenas-for-his-banking-records/2019/05/22/28f9b93a-7ccd-11e9-8bb7-0fc796cf2ec0_story.html?utm_term=.4677b7f9e947

[LanternWaste]

9. That was fast!

I would have guessed the ruling wouldn't have come down until next week at the earliest.

Good.

[struggle4progress]

11. Deutsche Bank, Capital One can give financial records to House Democrats

PUBLISHED 43 MIN AGO
UPDATED MOMENTS AGO
Dan Mangan
Kevin Breuninger

A federal judge in New York City on Wednesday said Deutsche Bank and Capitol One can turn over financial documents related to President Donald Trump and his businesses in response to subpoenas from House Democrats.

Judge Edgardo Ramos’s ruling came after a hearing at which lawyers for Trump, his three older children, Donald Jr. Eric and Ivanka, and the Trump Organization argued that the subpoenas to the two banks should be quashed.

Ramos, an appointee of President Barack Obama, said that the Trump clan’s arguments “are not sufficiently serious as it relates to Supreme Court precedent” dealing with the question of turning over documents to Congress ...

Deutsche Bank for years has been the main lender for Trump, whom other banks have avoided loaning money to because of his repeated bankruptcies. Capital One is in posssesion of financial records related to the Trump Organization’s hotels. Neither bank had opposed the subpoenas ...

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/22/judge-says-deutsche-bank-can-give-trump-financial-records-to-democrats.html

[dhill926]

12. tick tock...

[Laura PourMeADrink]

14. What's next? Higher court? TRussia will appeal

[ProudLib72]

15. Why do they continue to pick on the aged and infirm?!

It's just so sad!

[smirkymonkey]

18. Poor Boo Boo!

[SergeStorms]

19. The shaky foundation....

for Trump's "defense" continues to crumble at an accelerated rate. It makes my heart (and most of my brain) rejoice!

[Gothmog]

21. Judge Told Trump Attorneys Their Case To Block Subpoenas Isn't 'Serious'

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The bench ruling came two days after D.C. federal judge Amit Mehta issued a lengthy and broad opinion denying a similar request from Trump to shut down a Congressional subpoena to his accountant Mazars. In that opinion, Mehta compared Trump’s behavior to that of President Buchanan.

Ramos called Mehta’s opinion “thorough,” and quoted it in his own ruling.

Ramos’s decision came after lengthy and contentious oral arguments, during which the judge took pain to grill both sides.

The private attorney representing Trump at the hearing — Patrick Strawbridge of Consovoy McCarthy Park — stammered as he attempted to respond to an initial volley of questions from Ramos.

[durablend]

22. Iran better watch out

I feel a *HUGE* diversion coming.....

[Fritz Walter]

28. My thoughts exactly

1. Twitter meltdown.
2. Spleen-venting on Faux Gnus.
3. Naval/Air strike against a perceived enemy.
4. RepubliCONs pledge wholehearted support to this tantrum.
5. Main$tream media seize opportunity to boost ratings during May ratings sweeps.

Lather
Rinse
Repeat

[patphil]

23. I remember when the Special Prosecutor was initiated

Trump said his finances were off limits, and any attempt to get at his finances would result in the Special Prosecutor being fired.
Well, now it looks like the House is going to get a look at them.
I suspect that Trump's financial dealings are going to be bigger than his obstruction of justice.
We just took a giant step toward impeachment hearings.
And, Trump just peed his pants.
Yellow hair down their also.

Patrick Phillips

[George II]

25. Judge to trump, Deutsche Bank and Capital One: "What's in your wallet?"

[Kurt V.]

27. Several pictures of himself.

[MuseRider]

29. What is going to happen

to him when he finds out we do not all love him and hang on every overuse of every word in his small vocabulary?

More than anything I want that narcissistic streak broken and I want him to see who he really is and give a damn about that. It will make him feel like he has made thousands of other people feel. Justice. (I know, never gonna happen)

Turn 'em over, we need to see them.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

30. Tough luck Trumpy

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

31. For me, the money quote is:

"Judge Ramos said he agreed with Mr. Trump’s claim that turning over financial records to Congress could cause him and his family irreparable harm. But, he said, the merits of the congressional committees’ goals outweighed that harm." -- NY Times

Turning over the financial records of criminal enterprises generally is harmful to the criminal. Remember, they got Al Capone on tax evasion.