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Trump tax returns case: US District Judge Trevor McFadden says today he will not rule on House Ways & Means lawsuit until after DC Circuit ruling in Donald McGahn subpoena case. Order:
McFadden heard arguments in the House suit against Treasury/ IRS in November: A Judge Didn't Sound Eager to Throw Out House Suit Seeking Trump Tax Returns at.law.com/1rHpdQ?cmp=sha…
Judge Trevor McFadden is a former white-collar partner at a major US law firm who joined the bench in 2017. He earlier served as an unpaid volunteer on Trump’s presidential transition team at.law.com/yy8TVn?cmp=sha…
'Both the McGahn and tax returns lawsuits seek to enforce congressional subpoenas for information relating to the president, but there are few other similarities between the two cases.' at.law.com/ZsMgY2?cmp=sha… from @jacq_thomsen
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NEW: Andrew McCabe, ousted FBI deputy director, sues US Justice Department, FBI. Complaint: assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6248…
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Judge McFadden just now says he'll hold out ruling on the House Ways & Means lawsuit for Trump's tax returns until after the DC Circuit rules on Don McGahn's subpoena to testify to House Judiciary. @CourthouseNews
@CourthouseNews Justice Department requested the stay for the reasons stated in the below court filing from 12/3/19 and judge now grants, likely pushing a ruling on the tax returns case months out.
@CourthouseNews Correction: DOJ made the arguments in the 12/3/19 filing over McGahn but never filed a request to stay. House Dems previously raised the McGahn district ruling which found defiance of a congressional subpoena causes injury sufficient establish standing, jurisdiction.
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