Trump asks Supremes to Shield Taxes

[_moksha]

President Trump asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to stop a prosecutor’s investigation of his personal finances, a bold assertion of presidential power that seeks a landmark decision from the nation’s highest court.

The filing by the president’s private lawyers represents a historic moment that will test the court and highlights the Constitution’s separation-of-powers design.

Justice Kavanaugh immediately asked if this new request came with any beer. "We need a lot of beer before we grant a special tax privilege."

[_Res Ipsa]

A couple of cases, at least. And none of that Mexican stuff.

[_Brackite]

Trump asks Supreme Court to block another subpoena for his tax returns — this one is from Congress

Attorneys for President Donald Trump returned to the Supreme Court on Friday to ask the justices for the second day in a row to block a demand for his income tax returns — this one from House Democrats.
On Thursday, Trump's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to hear their appeal of a lower-court ruling that would allow the Manhattan District Attorney's Office to obtain eight years' worth of Trump's personal and corporate tax returns from his accountants as part of its criminal investigation.
In their emergency application filed on Friday, Trump's lawyers asked the justices to temporarily halt another subpoena for his tax returns to issued to his accountants at Mazars USA by the House Oversight Committee. The firm has said it will hand over the records if it is required to.
"For the first time in our nation's history, Congress has subpoenaed the personal records of a sitting President from before he was in office," the president's attorney Jay Sekulow said in a statement. "And, for the first time in our nation's history, a court upheld a congressional subpoena to the President for his personal papers."
"Those decisions are wrong and should be reversed," he said.
It take five justices to vote to grant a stay.
The nine-member high court has five Republican appointees. Two of them, Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch, were appointed by Trump.
The Supreme Court is expected to decide whether to grant the stay before Wednesday, when the subpoena would otherwise be enforced.

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/11/15/tru ... house.html

[_Dr. Shades]

Why would The Supremes, with or without Diana Ross, have any power whatsoever to shield taxes?

[_Brackite]

Supreme Court temporarily halts court order requiring accountants to turn over Trump’s tax returns to Congress

The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily blocked a ruling that requires President Donald Trump’s longtime accounting firm to turn over his tax returns to Congress.
The temporary stay order signed by Chief Justice John Roberts gives the Democratic-controlled House Committee on Oversight and Reform until Thursday to respond. The document did not note any public votes or dissents.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/18/supreme ... gress.html

[_Maksutov]

Maybe he can object on religious grounds?

[_moksha]

Why would The Supremes, with or without Diana Ross, have any power whatsoever to shield taxes?

Please stop in the name of love, before you break my heart. Think it over.

Has the Court been packed with enough partisans to hold Trump's tax returns inviolate? Could this retroactively be applied to Al Capone's tax returns?