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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSupreme Court Deciding Fate of Trump Tax Returns - Ari Melber & Neal Katyal Report on Tax Case
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Supreme Court Deciding Fate of Trump Tax Returns - Ari Melber & Neal Katyal Report on Tax Case (Original Post)
malaise
May 2020
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UTUSN
(70,762 posts)1. Any bets? Mine is: No taxes.
malaise
(269,219 posts)2. Katyal just said it was a very bad day for the Con
That's my take as well
UTUSN
(70,762 posts)3. They'll release? (We won't know till June, right?)
spanone
(135,900 posts)4. I'll go with Neal Katyal....trump lawyers argument was ludicrous
malaise
(269,219 posts)6. Katyal - the president cannot change the date of an election
there is law - end of story.
Zoonart
(11,887 posts)5. Seems to me that it is unlikely that the highest court of the land would give up it's power
to retain oversight on a criminal executive. Seems simple as that to me. After all they are there for life the executive. is there for eight years at best.
Also... though this might not factor into the court. This is the last speed bump in the road for Dotard. He wins here and he in home free for at least as long as he retains the shield of his office. That makes it probable that he will either use the pandemic to cancel the election or to outright steal it.
shanti
(21,675 posts)7. We get the taxes
with a 7-2 vote. This really is the bottom line here, folks. I think that's why he was so discombobulated yesterday, he knew it was bad.
malaise
(269,219 posts)8. Last night Rachel suggested that his meltdown at the shitshow may have been
about said cases