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Progressive Jones

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37. The cover up continues. nt

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 10:09 PM

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Trump wins appeal to block McGahn testimony [View all] Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 OP

Fuck! One more point for the orange dictator. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2020 #1

BUT he now has to deal with Covid-19. No court is going to rule in his favor. The AG is powerless. usaf-vet Feb 2020 #29

DC court too jimfields33 Feb 2020 #2

Hmm, protect future presidents or protect the country, very difficult choice isn't it? Perseus Feb 2020 #7

It sure seems like we are losing a lot of cases that experts said Mike 03 Feb 2020 #3

Odd, how wrong they've been. Kid Berwyn Feb 2020 #32

Goddammit sakabatou Feb 2020 #4

McConnell's court strategy must be paying off rurallib Feb 2020 #5

The two judges that ruled against this were appointed by Reagan and Bush. OliverQ Feb 2020 #8

Didn't This Court Flip Recently? The_Counsel Feb 2020 #6

Trump has only 2 appointments to the DC Circuit, and neither of them Calista241 Feb 2020 #11

No - Obama filled the vacancies on this court. BumRushDaShow Feb 2020 #12

That's my question also... ewagner Feb 2020 #19

Yup. BumRushDaShow Feb 2020 #20

I believe it takes a majority of the active judges to order a rehearing en banc. onenote Feb 2020 #35

Agree about "exceptional importance" BumRushDaShow Feb 2020 #36

And this is why Mitch and his ilk are packing the courts... karin_sj Feb 2020 #9

Recently flipped court pays off for Mr. Orange. budkin Feb 2020 #10

Not flipped. This was just a 3-judge decision. Not the full court. BumRushDaShow Feb 2020 #13

The DC Circuit has not been "flipped". The balance is unchanged. onenote Feb 2020 #16

Can it be appealed? kentuck Feb 2020 #14

Yes. It can be appealed to the full DC Court OliverQ Feb 2020 #17

Party at 1600. Bring a public servant to flog, and let the good times roll. Evolve Dammit Feb 2020 #15

The court system will never hold Trump accountable, November is our only hope. sarcasmo Feb 2020 #18

REALITY kicks in.................. MyOwnPeace Feb 2020 #21

I agree. n/t EndlessWire Feb 2020 #31

"refusal to enforce the House subpoena effectively gutted Congress's impeachment powers." riversedge Feb 2020 #22

This is what happens when you stack the courts... SergeStorms Feb 2020 #23

This incursion will not stand forever czarjak Feb 2020 #24

And these quotes from this "judge"...........Thomas Griffith...............Federalist Society...... turbinetree Feb 2020 #25

I really can't believe this. How is Congress supposed to do oversight. Karadeniz Feb 2020 #26

Cut money or have the Sergeant at Arms arrest noncompliants, as suggested by the Court of Appeal. SunSeeker Feb 2020 #28

this is what happens when a body doesn't use its own full powers. Kurt V. Feb 2020 #27

Yep. nt SunSeeker Feb 2020 #30

So, I guess that invalidates totally legally issued subpoenas for once and for all. Firestorm49 Feb 2020 #33

BUT WAIT........... Grasswire2 Feb 2020 #34

The cover up continues. nt Progressive Jones Mar 2020 #37