Unfuckingbeliveable?????
These lawyer’s have the balls to advance this to the US Supreme Court?….
This on Donald Trump’s third go around with some part or all of Congress in regard to actions he has done while in office that smelled ILLEGAL….
Another Trump stalling action…..
Former President Trump’s legal team on Wednesday accused the House committee investigating the Capitol riot of seeking to uncover evidence that would support a criminal referral against him.
Why it matters: The brief asked the Supreme Court to consider committee chair Bennie Thompson’s (D-Miss.) interview with the Washington Post as part of its effort to block the release of records to the committee, WashPost reported.
Catch up quick: Last week, Trump’s lawyers asked the Supreme Court to block the release of documents and records from his administration, arguing that their release would undermine certain presidential special privileges.
- In an interview published that same day, Thompson said the select committee was examining Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 as it considers to recommend that the Justice Department open a criminal investigation into Trump.
What they’re saying: The select committee is acting as “an inquisitorial tribunal seeking evidence of criminal activity,” Trump lawyer Jesse R. Binnall wrote in the brief, adding that such action is “outside of any of Congress’s legislative powers.”…