We talked about it last night. What is going to happen after that . I dont know. Mr. Meadows . Thank, chairman. , you can take a bit of a breather on your return to the committee. What i want to do is go through with the people who are watching the conversation that you and i had when we spoke on the telephone. You were kind enough to hear out a presentation that i made and i intend to have some questions in that area. It does not make sense if i have not laid the predicate particularly for our viewers who are watching this. I guess the reason i want to do this is because people who are watching this need to understand that this small hearing room and the little tv box you are looking at, the little screen you are looking at are a little bit like the frame of a puppet theater. If you only look at what is going on in the puppet theater, you are not going to understand the whole story, you are not going to understand the real dynamic of what is going on here. You are certainly not going
[inaudible] im ready when you are. Are you live . Are we going . Senator whitehouse. Thank. , you can take a bit of a breather on your return to the committee. What i want to do is go through with the people who are watching the conversation that you and i had when we spoke on the telephone. You were kind enough to hear out a presentation that i made and i intend to have some questions in that area. It does not make sense if i have not laid the predicate particularly for our viewers who are watching this. I guess the reason i want to do this is because people who are watching this need to understand that this small hearing room and the little tv box you are looking at, the little screen you are looking at are a little bit like the frame of a puppet theater. If you only look at what is going on in the puppet theater, you are not going to understand the whole story, you are not going to understand the real dynamic of what is going on here. You are certainly not going to understand forces
Authority the da has under state law as to the president , the Second Circuit is wrong and should be reversed. If not reversed the decision weapon isis 2300 local das, overwhelming number of them elected to office and thereby accountable to local constituencies. The decision would allow any da to distract and interfere with a sitting president , subjects the president a local prejudice that can influence prosecutorial decisions and the grand jury can be utilized issue compulsory criminal process in the form of subpoenas targeting the president. This is not mere speculation. It is precisely what has taken place in this case with the subpoena we challenge. In the argument just concluded we asserted the subpoenas did not serve a legitimate legislative purpose and were burdensome. Yet the da copy almost verbatim the House Oversight Committee Subpoena with an additional 13 words which seek the president s tax returns without revealing the exact same language utilized by two congressional co
Cspan, created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your Cable Television provider. Today, the u. S. Supreme court handed down rulings regarding access to President Trumps finances. In a 72 vote, justices ruled the Manhattan District Attorney connexus President Trumps financial records including tax returns. The court also ruled 72 to send back to lower courts a case concerning congressional subpoenas for President Trumps financial records. Read those decisions at cspan. Org. Up next, hear the oral argument case,e trump versus mass which deals with the Manhattan District Attorney getting access to trumps financial records. Argument next in versus 635, donald trump cyrus. Chief justice. R. May it please the court. No county District Attorney in our history has issued a criminal process against a sitting president , and for good reason. The constitution does not allow it. Immunity president ial is required by article to end accordingly, t
Argument next in versus 635, donald trump cyrus. Chief justice. R. May it please the court. No County District attorney in our history has issued a criminal process against a sitting president , and for good reason. The constitution does not allow it. Immunity president ial is required by article to end accordingly, the supremacy clause that beats any authority the da has under state law as to the president. The Second Circuit is wrong. If not reversed, the decision weaponizes 2300 local das. An overwhelming number are elected in their fight accountable to constituents and thereby accountable to constituents. This would allow any da to harass the president and subject the president to prejudice, and state rent juries could issue compulsory process is in the forms of subpoenas targeting the president. This is not speculation, it is what has taken place in this case and the subpoena we challenged. We assert the subpoena does not serve a legitimate legislative purpose and were burdensome.