Supreme Court denies Dems’ offer to accelerate ongoing fight over Trump’s financial records

The Supreme Court on Monday denied a request by House Democrats to speed up the timeline of remaining court battles over congressional subpoenas to President TrumpDonald John Trump Kanye West says Harriet Tubman “never freed slaves” at rally Trump-Afghanistan deal passes key period, but evasive Republican peacekeepers in worst-hit states separated by COVID response -19 MORETax returns.

The lawmakers’ offer came in response to the court’s landmark 7-2 ruling earlier this month to protect a treasure from Trump’s financial records of various House committees led by Democrats and return the dispute to court. lower for further litigation.

Under the Supreme Court’s ordinary procedure, the court’s ruling would not reach lower courts until August 2, a delay that Democrats tried to avoid by asking judges to expedite the process.

But the conservative majority court rejected that request on Monday in an unsigned order. Justice Sonia SotomayorSonia Sotomayor Supreme Court Refuses to Reset Vote for Nearly 1 Million Florida Criminals Supreme Court Clears Path for Second Federal Execution Supreme Court lifts suspension for second federal execution this week MORE, one of the more liberal judges, said he would have conceded it.

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