His legal arguments are laughable. He's hoping to stave off accountability until after the election.
By Paul Waldman Paul Waldman Opinion writer covering politics Email Bio Follow Opinion writer April 30 at 12:43 PM When President Trump is faced with genuine accountability, he knows just what to do: delay and delay and delay. He might not be able to stave off the prying eyes of Congress, the courts or the public forever, but he might do it long enough to get reelected.
The lawsuit against Deutsche Bank, which has loaned Trump more than $360 million in recent years, and Capital One are designed to prevent the two institutions from providing records to the House Intelligence and Financial Services committees. The panels are led by Reps. Adam B. Schiff and Maxine Waters , respectively.
“What the courts have made clear repeatedly is that congressional oversight power is incredibly broad,” Brianne Gorod of the Constitutional Accountability Center told me last week after Trump sued his accounting firm. “I’m not aware of any case law that suggests that Congress has to supply specific, granular justifications” for the subpoenas it issues. Here’s more from The Post’s report Tuesday:
Nor is the claim that the inquest violates the privacy of the president or his family members, the law professor said. As reporting revealed last month, the bank continued to lend him money even though they knew he was lying to them about his assets. It’s a bizarre and mysterious tale, one that the records might help shed light on.
Now maybe all that was innocent, at least from Trump’s end. And maybe Deutsche Bank’s money-laundering activities have no connection to Trump. And maybe when congressional investigators see Trump’s records, they’ll find nothing problematic or suspicious in them.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Pressed on Trumps' response to white nationalism, Kellyanne Conway brings up Ocasio-Cortez, Hillary, NY Times'That is darn-near perfection, when you're calling out KKK, neo-Nazis and you're saying there were people there who hadn't signed up for that,' said Conway.
Read more »
Trumps, Pences leave Teacher of the Year ceremony to DeVosThe annual Teacher of the Year ceremony will be hosted by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on the White House grounds Monday afternoon, a White House official said.
Read more »
Trumps sue to quash Deutsche Bank, Capital One subpoenasDeutsche Bank has continued to lend money to the president when other banks have refused. Trump wrote a check to Michael Cohen on his Capital One account.
Read more »
Trumps and Businesses Sue Deutsche Bank and Capital OnePresident Trump, three of his children and his real-estate businessfiled a federal lawsuit to block Deutsche Bank and Capital One from complying with congressional subpoenas for documents related to him and his family.
Read more »
Trumps file new lawsuit to keep finances hidden from investigatorsAs a rule, when Trump World acts as if it has something to hide, it's because Trump World has something to hide.
Read more »
Melinda Gates: Capitalism needs work, but it trumps socialism and the US is 'lucky' to have itMelinda Gates, in an interview with CNBC's Becky Quick, said people living in developing countries 'want to live in these types of capitalistic societies.'
Read more »
Trump sues Deutsche Bank and Capital One in attempt to block congressional subpoenasThe Trumps want a federal judge to declare the subpoenas unlawful and enforceable. The lawsuit also seeks to block Deutsche Bank and Capital One from disclosing information and complying with the subpoenas.
Read more »
Occidental gives Anadarko an ill-judged bear hugIts $38 bln cash-and-stock offer trumps bigger rival Chevron’s bid for the U.S. oil producer, is a two-thirds premium and in theory helps both sides. Yet Occidental’s shares are less attractive and its debt would jump. Chevron only need sweeten its offer a bit to regain its edge.
Read more »
Trump finally gets his British state visit — but tensions that led to delay remainThe president, deeply unpopular in Britain, will probably not be able to avoid massive demonstrations against his June visit.
Read more »