Judge scraps Trump lawsuit to shield tax returns from Congress

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

A federal judge has rejected former President Donald Trump’s bid to block congressional Democrats from obtaining his tax returns.

Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee to federal District Court in D.C., said Trump was “wrong on the law” and that Congress is due “great deference” in its inquiries. “Even the special solicitude accorded former Presidents does not alter the outcome,” McFadden wrote in a 45-page ruling. “The Court will therefore dismiss this case.”

McFadden stayed the impact of his ruling for 14 days to allow Trump to appeal the ruling to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/14/trump-tax-returns-legal-524235

[elleng]

1. "great deference" !!!

[Marthe48]

2. wonderfully awful week for the traitor

just absolutely, wonderfully awful!

[rurallib]

4. sure is raising my Christmas spirits

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

26. Mine, also and I hope all this is raising his blood pressure big time.

Stroke out Donald, stroke out! (clap clap)

[QED]

5. And it's only Tuesday!

[wnylib]

15. Keeps my schaudenfreude level high.

[modrepub]

3. Will Still Take Years to Settle

Anyone else want to believe this will be resolved in less than a decade?

Swift justice for the poor, delayed justice if you can afford it.

[edhopper]

10. It won't take years

probably months. But when Scotus rules against him, I figure he will still not release his taxes.

[mucifer]

12. he won't but his accountants probably will

[edhopper]

18. One would hope

But I won't count on anything when it comes to TFG.

[reACTIONary]

20. No accounts needed...

... they are on file with the IRS.

[reACTIONary]

19. The IRS will. Nt.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

16. That's my take. The same with everything else.

If anything gets resolved within the decade I'll be shocked.

What I dislike most about the law and lawyers is how they have no sense of urgency about anything. Unless the flight they are on is delayed by as much as ten minutes. Then they care.

[Lonestarblue]

6. All I want for Christmas is more hurt like this for Trump.

And next year for my birthday I’d like to see him behind bars. It isn’t until Fall, so there’s a chance!

[sakabatou]

7. Good!

For someone who says he's innocent, he has a lot to hide.

[twodogsbarking]

25. Innocence means nothing. Getting away with it is everything.

Happy everydayforthenextmonth.

[monkeyman1]

8. all I want for Christmas is this " TFG " & FRIENDS POS PUT AWAY !!

[MontanaMama]

11. Get the show on the road.

Chop chop. Another coup is being planned as we speak.

[multigraincracker]

13. Drip drip drip drip....

Slow torture. The best, most horrible kind.

[maxsolomon]

14. this decision was 2 1/2 years in the making.

now, an appeal by the 28th of December, and then a circuit ruling, then an appeal to the SCOTUS.

likely a year-plus to get through all that, and the law is crystal clear.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

17. TFG - The world's biggest loser

[DallasNE]

21. Trump Wins Again

The sole purpose of the Trump lawsuit is to delay everything until after the 2022 election where the hope is that Republicans will pick up the House and terminate the probe. Another example of justice delayed is justice denied.

[Grins]

22. It's the last sentence that frustrates...

And delays Justice. Trump endlessly using lawyers and the courts to buy him more and more time.

[FakeNoose]

23. Thank you Judge McFaddon

You are a gentleman and a scholar, and you put your country ahead of your party.

[CaptainTruth]

24. "The courts will hold." Remember that?

I remember a DU member said that multiple times after having conversations with judges (or retired judges?) they knew personally. I can't remember who it was???

I never doubted it, I knew it before they said it. Liars like Trump can spew bullshit in public all day long but that doesn't change a single thing about what a judge will do in a courtroom. His attorneys can make ridiculous bullshit arguments & judges will rip them to shreds.

Which is the reason why some of my favorite reading is court rulings. I spend hours reading the words of judges, ripping bullshit arguments to shreds. In general they are a very articulate group & they rarely shy away from thoroughly nailing someone (& their legal arguments) when they deserve it. It can be very entertaining & informative because those exact words can be & often are cited in future cases, & can serve to guide the course of court rulings for years to come.

The only thing that sucks is that if you want to obtain court filings yourself from PACER it costs 10 cents per page, but if you're on Twitter you can find folks in the legal profession who pay the PACER fees themselves & then post the filings for free, which is legal because they are a matter of public record.