Trump counting on Supreme Court to protect him from lawsuits and investigations

By Associated Press -May 22, 2020 11:44 AM

Trump has called himself a victim of 'presidential harassment' and ordered his administration not to cooperate with investigations.

Donald Trump won at least a temporary reprieve from the Supreme Court earlier this week in keeping secret grand jury materials from the Russia investigation away from Democratic lawmakers. He and his administration are counting on the justices for more help to stymie other investigations and lawsuits.

The high court is weighing Trump's bid to block subpoenas for his tax, banking, and financial records. It will soon be asked by the administration to kill a lawsuit alleging that Trump is illegally profiting from his luxury hotel near the White House. And a dispute over Congress' demand for the testimony of former White House counsel Don McGahn also could find its way to the justices before long.

Trump has predicted that the court with a conservative majority that includes two of his appointees, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, would be more sympathetic than lower courts that have repeatedly ruled against him. And his administration has sought the court's emergency intervention at early stages of court cases far more often than both Democratic and Republican predecessors, according to data compiled by University of Texas law professor Stephen Vladeck.

The administration says Democrats are obsessed with embarrassing Trump at all costs. Trump has called himself a victim of "presidential harassment" and ordered his administration not to cooperate with investigations by the Democratic-led House.

https://americanindependent.com/donald-trump-supreme-court-lawsuits-russia-investigation-tax-returns-scotus/

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It might also suit the Supreme Court and especially Chief Justice John Roberts, who has warned of the dangers of having the court viewed as just another political institution. Federal judges have made clear they prefer that the White House and Congress resolve their disagreements without judicial intervention, when possible.


Hey, Roberts its a real simple item either this "guy" running around with Blood On His Hands has to comply or you give him a free get out of jail card................if I and millions of others were doing what he is doing and the case came before you..............I bet my glazed doughnut that you would through me in jail..................