Congress has the authority to subpoena thirdparty companies for access to President Trumps financial records. This is an hour and a half. For access to President Trumps financial records. This is an hour and a half. The honorable, the chief justice and the associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Supreme Court of the United States give their attention, god save the United States and this honorable court. The first case we will argue today is case 19715, donald trump versus masers usa. Mr. Strawbridge. May appease the court, the subpoenas here are unprecedented in every tenth before these cases no court upheld the use of congress subpoena power to demand the personal records of a sitting president , no kitty to committee had tried to tell of the personal papers, let alone to the purpose of considering potential legislation. There is a reason this is the first time a Congressional Committee has attested a gambit. It is long been understood since congress and subp
The first case we will argue today is case 19715, donald trump versus masers usa. Mr. Strawbridge. May appease the court, the subpoenas here are unprecedented in every tenth before these cases no court upheld the use of congress subpoena power to demand the personal records of a sitting president , no kitty to committee had tried to tell of the personal papers, let alone to the purpose of considering potential legislation. There is a reason this is the first time a Congressional Committee has attested a gambit. It is long been understood since congress and subpoena power is applied, it is auxiliary ends subordinates, when that power is deployed against the president , and must yield any longstanding tradition or compelling showing of need, the committee can satisfy neither condition here and that should decide this case. The committees contend of the subpoenas satisfy the limits this court has applied to congressional subpoenas. But their arguments would render those limits meaningless
We hope you enjoy these discussions which will now began as a reminder we will take audience questions and encourage you to support at the bottom of the screen we will try to get tour to it to the end of the broadcast vector davis hanson the senior fellow here at the Hoover Institution focus on military history the bestselling author related to 24 books both the National Humanities medal if i had that i would have that hanging around my neck 24 7. Thank you for having me. A lot of us are watching this around the globe cities and suburbs are we know the differences the past couple weeks life is come to us in one a standstill you are a fifthgeneration farmer right now 15 miles outside of fresno and in this agricultural community. There is a sense that life can go on and it will go on by definition with a solitary existence so looking down at the great vineyard or trucks going by a constantly or the east coast with chickens or eggs and beef a sense that agriculture is important to make su
Justice and made please the court, the issues here are unprecedented in every sense. Before these cases, no court had ever upheld the courts use of subpoena powers to the records of a sitting president with a broad swath of the president s personal papers to the let alone purpose of the a potential legislation. There is a reason this is the first time a set has attempted such a gambit. Because, grist has subpoena power, it is subordinate and when that power is deployed against the president , it must yield absent any longstanding tradition or compelling showing of need. The committees consent is neither condition and that should decide this case. The committees contend the subpoenas satisfy the limits this court has always applied to congressional subpoenas. But the arguments would render meaningless but the arguments would render those limits meaningless. They claim congress can you subpoenas to uncover individual wrongdoing simply because that the always informed efficiency of existi
Briefings are an opportunity for you to hear directly from our nations top scholars on the pressing issues facing the world during this difficult time. As we confront the challenges brought on by covid19, conversations like this had never been more important. We hope you enjoy and find value in these discussions which will now begin. As a reminder we will be taking audience questions and encourage you to submit yours and the button located at the bottom of the screen. Look down at the bottom of the screen and type in your question will try to get to a toward the end of the broadcast. Todays briefing is from victor davis, the senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, its focus its classic of military histo history, hes a bestselling author and written or edited 24 books the most recent of which the case for trump, Victor David Hanson has awarded the National Humanities medal and a bradley price, victor youre a better man than nine, by had the metal and have it hanging around my neck 24 7