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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.
@CourthouseNews Only Judge McFadden and lawyers on the conference call earlier today know why the stay was issued.
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Megan Mineiro
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Federal prosecutors in Washington this afternoon told a judge overseeing a lawsuit filed by a media outlet coalition that DOJ is prepared to release sealed materials (w/redacted info on ongoing investigations) from warrants in Roger Stone's case in the 60 days. @CourthouseNews
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Good morning from Washington where the DC Circuit is set to hear arguments on two cases that could mean new evidence for Dems in the Senate impeachment trial.

Up first, subpoena to fmr WH counsel Don McGahn, then app for the release of secret Mueller docs. @CourthouseNews
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Good morning from DC federal court where Rick Gates, former Trump deputy campaign manager, is set to be sentenced in just under an hour. Gates was a star witness testifying under a plea agreement in 3 criminal trials coming out of the Mueller investigation. @CourthouseNews
Gates is here clean shaven and wearing the same dark suit and powder blue tie that he showed up in to testify during the Stone trial.
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Mike Scarcella
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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…
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Late Friday the Supreme Court issued a ruling that will block any legally sanctioned disclosure of Trump’s tax returns until about next summer. For all practical purposes, they have terminated these investigations. [thread]
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Our Supreme Court has chosen to use its power to protect the President and strip us of our ability to hold him accountable for crimes.
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Let me explain.
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THREAD is Cyrus Vance, Jr. and what is he trying to do to Donald #Trump?
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The DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel released their opinion about the Treasury's refusal to turn over President #Trump's tax returns and they, as expected, agreed with the Treasury.

They do NOT have to turn them over.
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