Here we have the Supreme Court's response to Trump's executive privilege appeal.
This is not a good day for Donald Trump.
Look's like the Trump White House docs are going to the Jan. 6th select committee.
documentcloud.org/documents/2118…
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This is not a good day for Donald Trump.
Look's like the Trump White House docs are going to the Jan. 6th select committee.
documentcloud.org/documents/2118…
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I would have been shocked if they took it. This is a blow to all the Trump allies saying they don't have to comply with the select committee because of executive privilege.
Trump can try again with future tranches of docs -- if he enjoys losing 🤣.
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Trump can try again with future tranches of docs -- if he enjoys losing 🤣.
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https://twitter.com/yogi49948/status/1483944133865656322
Trump tried to argue that his appeal raised serious constitutional issues.
SCOTUS wasn't buying it.
Remember, this was an appeal from the denial of a preliminary injunction.
In fact, Trump failed to show why he should get a preliminary injunction.
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SCOTUS wasn't buying it.
Remember, this was an appeal from the denial of a preliminary injunction.
In fact, Trump failed to show why he should get a preliminary injunction.
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This is a bit of a slam. Even if he were the incumbent president, his claims would fail (because he failed to meet the requirements for getting a preliminary injunction!)
Only Thomas would have granted the application.
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Only Thomas would have granted the application.
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And nobody wins as biggly or as often in the Biggliest Supremer court as Trump. Believe me. It's incredible.
https://twitter.com/thalion94598/status/1483951950420795392
Continuing right along, after that little interlude.
What does this mean? Because Trump was appealing from the denial of a preliminary injunction, it was only partly on the merits.
To get a preliminary injunction, he needed to meet 4 elements. He didn't. So he failed.
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What does this mean? Because Trump was appealing from the denial of a preliminary injunction, it was only partly on the merits.
To get a preliminary injunction, he needed to meet 4 elements. He didn't. So he failed.
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He might stand a better chance of getting into the Supreme Court on the merits . . . but here's the kicker.
By the time that happens, the select committee will already have all the docs and will probably be entirely finished and will have done live their hearings . . .
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By the time that happens, the select committee will already have all the docs and will probably be entirely finished and will have done live their hearings . . .
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. . . so the issue will be moot as far as Trump is concerned.
In other words, the slowness of the courts will HURT him for once instead of work to his benefit.
Poor Trump 🎻
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In other words, the slowness of the courts will HURT him for once instead of work to his benefit.
Poor Trump 🎻
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Kavanaugh's statement is sort of convoluted.
As I read it, he doesn't like some of the language in the appellate court opinion, so basically he's just restating (reaffirming) the doctrine from US v. Nixon and saying that Trump loses anyway.
As I read it, he doesn't like some of the language in the appellate court opinion, so basically he's just restating (reaffirming) the doctrine from US v. Nixon and saying that Trump loses anyway.
https://twitter.com/BaldwinDon/status/1483963679531888640
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