President Trump's lawyers have filed their D.C. Cir. brief challenging a House subpoena for his financial records. They're doubling down on the argument that Congress "is attempting to exercise law-enforcement powers."pic.twitter.com/On5OP4K9SY
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Trump's lawyers argue in a new D.C. Cir. brief that Congress does not have the power to investigate whether the president broke the law. They say only the executive branch - the people who work for the president - is allowed to determine whether the president broke the law.pic.twitter.com/gVazwHUt86
Trump's lawyers say "Congress is simply not allowed to conduct law-enforcement investigations of the president." That includes the Watergate and Whitewater investigations, which they said didn't involve subpoenas that were "resisted, litigated and upheld."pic.twitter.com/r0KtDYOdEU
Trump's lawyers say things might be different if the House was conducting an impeachment inquiry, because impeachment is a "non-legislative power."pic.twitter.com/DFojJycps4
Trump's lawyers are shaping this up as a pretty significant test of Congressional power. Here's the link: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6146001-Document.html …pic.twitter.com/juR2WTUGTD
A corrupt Supreme Court justice would be just as viable a target of impeachment proceedings as any other government official. So, yes, Congress could see whether a Justice was receiving bribes for favorable treatment.
I do my own taxes each year and I'm not familiar with the line item you report bribes on.
This feels like a really obvious way to cover up whatever happened with Kennedy and @DeutscheBank
Start with Kavanaugh. Who paid off his debts?
The mention that it could lead to scrutinizing financial records of Supreme Court justices appears to be a thinly veiled threat directed at Kavanaugh.
Sounds good to me?
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