Trump Has Asked The Supreme Court To Prevent The House From Getting His Tax Returns

The lower courts have ruled that the House is entitled to see his tax returns based on existing law that is clear on the matter.
We know Clarence Thomas will side with Trump. Justice Alito is also likely to do so. How do you think the justices will rule? Or do you think the Supreme Court will refuse to make a decision on the case and allow the appellate court ruling to stand?

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bijouxbroussard · F

Hard to say, really, because they have ruled against him and refused to hear him in other recent issues. Trump thought he’d bought himself a Supreme Court, but they’ve already surprised him a few times.

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@bijouxbroussard Their best response would be to refuse to hear the case and to let the lower court ruling stand. That would be the final word on the issue. Congress passed laws many years ago that allow them to see the tax returns of ANY US citizen. And since the President is by definition a US citizen, that would include them, as the lower courts correctly ruled.

SW-User

@bijouxbroussard 2016 still stings too much ... the good side could have a SCOTUS majority now ... I hope people who voted for Jill Stein learned something, but I know they didn't ... in an ideal system, sure Jill Stein would be great, but 2016 was too important to indulge such vote splitting

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@SW-User Only two of the nine justices were appointed during presidencies when the majority of Americans voted for the President, so it should be a 7-2 liberal majority if the will of the people had prevailed. Instead, we have minority rule, becoming more similar every day to apartheid in South Africa following WWII.