Greg Stohr
ReporterGreg Stohr writes for Bloomberg.
Greg Stohr writes for Bloomberg.
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear what could become the biggest cases involving Donald Trump as president, a pair of constitutional clashes that could insulate chief executives from investigations while in office and add an explosive new element to the 2020 election campaign.
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a ruling that critics say would give the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service a sweeping shield from challenges to their regulations.
The U.S. Supreme Court asked for additional briefs in an upcoming clash over President Donald Trump’s financial records, telling the lawyers to address whether courts have the power to consider the lawsuits he filed to challenge House subpoenas.
A U.S. Supreme Court justice temporarily blocked subpoenas that would force Deutsche Bank AG and Capital One Financial Corp. to turn over years of President Donald Trump’s financial documents to two House committees.
Lawmakers say Congress has broad authority to investigate misconduct by the president.
The president urged the court for the second time in as many days to insulate him from an investigation.
The president's attorneys filed a high-stakes appeal that aims to give the president broad immunity from criminal investigations while in office.
The justices rejected two appeals including one filed by the founders of Edelman Shoe Inc.