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BREAKING: Judge shoots down Trump effort to overturn House Oversight Committee subpoena for Trump financial documents. Judge also denies requested stay of ruling.
Full text of court order:
MONEY QUOTE: Congress says it wants Trump files to guide future legislation. "[I]t is not for the court to question whether the Committee’s actions are truly motivated by political considerations. Accordingly, the court will enter judgment in favor of the Oversight Committee.
MORE FROM THE RULING: "When a court is asked to decide whether Congress has used its investigative power
improperly, its analysis must be highly deferential to the legislative branch. "
NOTABLE: Judge rules that Congress is clearly able to investigate potential illegal conduct by a president before he takes office.

This "fits comfortably within the broad
scope of Congress’s investigative powers," Mehta ruled.
BIG: The judge calls it "unfathomable" that that Congress couldn't investigate a president for potential crimes "even without formally opening an impeachment inquiry."
"This court is not prepared to roll back the tide of history," he argues.
NEW: Mehta's decision is a sweeping repudiation of Trump's claim to be largely immune from congressional investigation. The argument emphasizes lawmakers have the authority to investigate any of Trump's conduct -- even from before he takes office. politico.com/story/2019/05/…
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