Delay in Trump's financial documents cases clouds House power on investigations

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Washington (CNN) - The Supreme Court's decision to postpone indefinitely cases related to President Donald Trump's financial records represents the latest setback to efforts by the US House to compel information from the President and White House officials.

Any erosion of congressional power could have consequences for future investigations, including during the Covid-19 pandemic, as lawmakers are likely to examine the Trump administration's early approach to the outbreak. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday proposed the formation of a bipartisan select committee to exercise oversight of the federal response to the coronavirus. In polarized Washington, new complaints about stonewalling on documents and testimony would surely arise.

The Supreme Court postponements also increase the likelihood that Trump would not be forced to turn over personal business documents before the November election. House general counsel Douglas Letter told the justices in a written filing that lawmakers had been exploring conflicts of interest, including "whether any foreign actors have financial leverage over President Trump and whether legislative reforms are necessary to address these risks."

Current legal battles find a Democratic-led House pursuing a Republican president, but the contours of the law are being shaped for what might come irrespective of which political party controls Congress and the White House

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/03/politics/supreme-court-trump-documents-coronavirus/

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1. "whether any foreign actors have financial leverage over President Trump..."

That's a no-brainer.

[crickets]

2. Somebody should explain Zoom to the SC, or something similar.

It's just not that hard to get a crowd together without being in the same room. Couldn't they scrape up a qualified IT person somewhere to see to the security concerns and just get to it?