Judge: con artist financial documents must be turned over

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Judge Amit Mehta has ordered the con artist's accounting firm, Mazars, to turn over any and all documents requested by the House Committee investigating the con artist for violations of the Emolument Clause of the Constitution, and any other criminal acts he may have committed.

"History has shown that congressionally-exposed criminal conduct by the President or a high-ranking Executive Branch official can lead to legislation," Mehta wrote, citing the Watergate investigation by the Senate.

"It is simply not fathomable that a Constitution that grants Congress the power to remove a President for reasons including criminal behavior would deny Congress the power to investigate him for unlawful conduct -- past or present -- even without formally opening an impeachment inquiry," he added.​

Mazars has seven days to produce the documents, but the judge said he would not stay the subpoena any further.

The entire 41-page opinion:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/20/politics/mehta-opinion-trump-subpoena-case/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/20/politics/mazars-trump-records/index.html

 

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On to the next level of the courts system.

 

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Strike two!

Judge Edgardo Ramos in New York on Wednesday refused to block subpoenas from the House of Representatives for Trump's financial records from Deutsche Bank and Capital One. It's the second such ruling against the President in three days.

The subpoenas are broad, he said, but they are "clearly pertinent" to Congress' work.

These subpoenas "do not constitute impermissible law enforcement activities," he said, adding that he believes lawmakers should receive the documents quickly.​

After a brief recess, Ramos read his lengthy decision from the bench. He said Congress' investigatory powers were broad, and that it is "not the role of the judicial branch to question [Congress'] motives."

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/22/politics/trump-financial-records-bank-house-subpoenas-hearing-new-york/index.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-bank-subpoena-federal-judge-rejects-effort-to-block-subpoenas-of-deutsche-bank-capital-one-today-live-updates/