Families who are debating the safety of it depending on where they live. Teachers as well. On the judicial front, the president s closely guarded finances were at the center of two Supreme Court rulings today, decisions that lay down firm markers on the scope and limits of executive power, and they do force trump to extend his battle to keep that information private. The rulings came on the last day of the courts term. In one case, the justices cleared the way for the manhattan d. A. , cyrus vance, to see trumps financial documents himself, which had been subpoenaed by a grand jury as part of that investigation into the hush money payments to two women who claimed they had affairs with trump. The president has denied those allegations still. In the other case, House Democrats were blocked from getting their hands on many of the same records, including trumps tax returns. The Supreme Court sent that case back to lower courts for further review. The new york case will also return to lowe
The u. S. Continues to lead the world by a large margin, at least on the coronavirus front. Donald trump today called his hometown, new york city, a hell hole. This may have something to do with that. The words black lives matter in yellow paint on fifth avenue in front of trump tower. On the political front, the president s push to get back into school is sinking in among families who are debating the safety of it depending on where they liv teachers as well. On the judicial front, the president s closely guarded finances were at the center of two Supreme Court rulings today, decisions that lay down firm markers on the scope and limits of executive power, and they do force trump to extend his battle to keep that information private. The rulings came on the last day of the courts term. In one case, the justices cleared the way for the manhattan d. A. , cyrus vance, to see trumps financial documents himself, which had been subpoenaed by a grand jury as part of that investigation into th
Himself, which had been subpoenaed by a grand jury as part of that investigation into the hush money payments to two women who claimed they had affairs with trump. The president has denied those allegations still. In the other case, House Democrats were blocked from getting their hands on many of the same records, including trumps tax returns. The Supreme Court sent that case back to lower courts for further review. The new york case will also return to lower federal jurisdictions, which means its unlikely that voters are going to see these records before the election. The court voted 72 in both cases with trump appointees gorsuch and kavanaugh joining the sevenvote majority. The opinions for both cases were written by the chief, john roberts, who said, quote, no citizen, not even the president , is categorically above the common duty to produce evidence when called upon in a criminal proceeding. The white house tried to portray the decisions as a victory for the president , but he fel
Former President Donald Trump was ordered Friday to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees to The New York Times and three investigative reporters he sued over a Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018