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Trump Tries to Halt Subpoenas for Tax Returns and Revenue Information in Anti-Corruption Case

PegnVA, Thanks for the reminder re "Discovery", though it
seems not to be much of a deterrent, and more used as a defense.

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By Glenn Fleishman December 17, 2018

The Justice Department asked an appeals court Dec. 17 to halt an anti-corruption lawsuit against President Donald Trump before tax returns and financial documents from Trump-connected businesses and people have to be provided under subpoena. Thirty-eight subpoenas have been sent so far to Trump associates and some federal officials.

The trial court judge previously ruled that the case brought by the attorneys general of Delaware and Washington, D.C. could proceed, and authorized subpoenas that would give the plaintiffs insight into the financial operations of the Trump Organization, which operates a major hotel in D.C. that receives bookings from foreign officials and governments.

The Justice Department argued in its appeals filing that because the president will likely have the case heard by a higher court, the appeals court should halt the proceedings and take up the lawsuit directly, or simply dismiss the lawsuit entirely. Trump’s lawyers said in the filing that “litigating the claims would entail intrusive discovery into the President’s personal financial affairs and the official actions of his Administration, including through third-party subpoenas to government agencies.”

More - http://fortune.com/2018/12/17/trump-subpoena-taxes-lawsuit-emoluments-corruption/