July 16 Hearing Set in N.Y. Trump Tax Case After Supreme Court Ruling

[Gothmog]

Source: Bloomberg

Donald Trump will get a chance next week to try new arguments against Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance’s subpoena of his tax returns and other financial records after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the president’s claim of immunity in the matter.

The high court on Thursday said presidents do not have broad protections against state criminal investigations. The case was sent back to U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero in Manhattan, who set a July 16 hearing date.

Vance is seeking the records from Trump’s accounting firm, Mazars LLP, as part of a grand jury investigation into hush-money payments made to adult-film star Stormy Daniels, who says she had a sexual relationship with Trump about a decade before he became president. Trump has denied the affair and called the probe politically-motivated harassment.

“No citizen, not even the president, is categorically above the common duty to produce evidence when called upon in a criminal proceeding,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the 7-2 ruling denying the president’s claim of immunity.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-10/july-16-hearing-set-in-ny-trump-tax-case-after-high-court-rules

[wcmagumba]

1. Great news...

sounds like they are "fast tracking" it.

[lagomorph777]

2. Indeed!

[DeminPennswoods]

8. Less than a week after the SC ruling

You know if Trump tries to appeal whatever ruling Marrero makes to the SC, they will deny cert.

[Gothmog]

3. This makes me smile

Link to tweet

[poli-junkie]

6. I'm confused: This tweet associates Vance to SDNY

I thought Vance is a NY State DA.

[Gothmog]

7. The case is being litigated in federal court in the SDNY

trump sued Vance in federal court

[C Moon]

4. I guess that bang on Robert's head either knocked something loose or back in place.

But I'm sure Trump will attempt to delay this.

[onetexan]

5. K&R!! Keep the case moving fast DA Vance!! Get it done before November

[honest.abe]

9. U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero was appointed by Bill Clinton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Marrero

Thank God he was not a Trump appointee!

This may be the end of the rope for the Idiot's stall game.

[Gothmog]

10. From Prof. Tribe

Link to tweet

[honest.abe]

11. This Judge has already ruled against Trump in an earlier related case.

On October 7, 2019, Marrero dismissed an attempt by President Trump to prevent his accountants from complying with a New York prosecutor's subpoena for eight years of President Donald Trump's tax returns.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Marrero

I am feeling optimistic about this.