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In a series of tweets, Trump also repeated his long-held grievances regarding special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE’s investigation into his campaign’s contacts with Russia, which dogged the first two years of his presidency and ensnared six of his associates. He lambasted the investigation as a “witch hunt” and accused the previous administration of “spying” on his campaign. … [Read more...] about Trump complains of ‘political prosecution’ after SCOTUS rulings on financial records

I suspect the main culprit is Chief Justice Roberts. More a transactional political operator than a conservative, Roberts obsesses over the court’s standing with the media, and his own. He would rather have a 7-2 decision on a technical point that could be spun as collegial and transcending partisanship, than a 5-4 victory for religious liberty that would surely be lambasted by Democrats and the press. It is worth noting that his scheming is, as ever, too clever by half: Though the justices did not actually take a stand for religious liberty, the left is attacking the court as if it had done so. Try as you might, Mr. Chief Justice, they’re never going to love you. … [Read more...] about In rueful praise of Elena Kagan: The ‘Little Sisters’ ruling

"While we certainly recognize Congress's important interests in obtaining information through appropriate inquiries, those interests are not sufficiently powerful to justify access to the President's personal papers when other sources could provide Congress the information it needs," Roberts wrote in the House ruling. … [Read more...] about Supreme Court rules against Trump on tax records but grants him temporary relief

Both 7-2 rulings were authored by conservative Chief Justice John Roberts. One ruling means that the subpoena issued to Trump's long-term accounting firm, Mazars LLP, for various financial records to be turned over to a grand jury as part of a criminal investigation can be enforced. … [Read more...] about US Supreme Court Rules Some Trump Financial Records Can Be Revealed

A New York grand jury subpoenaed records held by Trump’s longtime accounting firm, Mazars USA. Trump sued to prevent Mazars from turning over those records.  The Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. Vance, District Attorney of the County of New York means those records will likely be turned over to the New York prosecutor, Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance. … [Read more...] about Trump Loses Bid To Shield Financial Records From Grand Jury