OA364: Will The Supreme Court Shield Trump's Taxes? (No.)

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Today's episode takes a deep dive into the just-filed briefs in the <em>Trump v. Mazars</em> litigation pending before the Supreme Court regarding the legitimacy of the House's subpoenas for Trump's tax returns. Is the law on the House's side? (Yes, yes it is.) Are we confident that the Supreme Court will rule the right way in a case this bad? (Maybe?) In any event, you'll want to listen!</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><span style= "text-decoration: underline">Announcements</span></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --></p> <ol> <li>Don't forget our <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCztCiOpNCnDZ16gk9VYPBDQ">YouTube Live Q&A</a> this Sunday, March 1, at 1:30 pm Eastern / 10:30 am Pacific!</li> <li>You still have two days to register for <a href= "https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnCtmS5-QDXrxptP0WtlsqEcC6dfehEwShGw-RoytuQvYQlw/viewform"> Voter Protection Law School Boot Camp</a>!</li> </ol> <p><!-- /wp:list --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>We begin with an Andrew Was Wrong(-ish) from our good friend Randall Eliason on the actual frequency of below-guidelines sentences in light of Roger Stone's downward variance.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Then it's time for a deep dive into <em>Mazars v. Trump</em>, where we look at the briefs filed by the parties and evaluate the arguments made by the Trump administration that the subpoenas issued by the House are invalid. How bad are these arguments? They're bad.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Then, it's time to tackle the recent defamation lawsuit filed by the Trump campaign against the <em>New York Times</em> regarding a March 2019 op-ed by Max Frankel, in which Mr. Frankel argued that the campaign didn't need to coordinate with Russia to benefit from foreign assistance. Does this pave the way for really good discovery? (No.)</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph -->