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Federal judge temporarily halts congressional Democrats' subpoenas of Trump financial records
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/federal-judge-temporarily-halts-congressional-democrats-subpoenas-of-trump-financial-records/2019/07/19/baf383cc-991d-11e9-916d-9c61607d8190_story.html?utm_term=.8657e3bf374cA federal judge temporarily blocked subpoenas from congressional Democrats for President Trump’s financial records after an appeals court weighed in on the issue.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sent the case back to the U.S. District Court judge handling the lawsuit proceedings for another look at how the untested separation-of-powers issues at stake affect whether the case should move ahead and, if so, at what pace.
The lower-court judge, Emmet G. Sullivan, promptly issued an order putting the subpoenas on hold. He previously had said the congressional requests could proceed.
In late June, Sullivan allowed the case to move forward and said lawmakers could begin pursuing financial information, interviews and other records from Trump’s businesses.