Federal Court of Appeals rules Trump cannot block New York subpona for his tax revenue

This is the latest attempt by the President to prevent this controversy, which has claimed that the President does not have broad immunity from the state Grand Jury subpoena following the Supreme Court ruling this summer. Following that ruling, the president’s attorneys amended their lawsuit, saying the subpoena was too broad and issued in bad faith to harass the president.

The appellate court allowed the subpoena and rejected the president’s legal arguments, with both parties’ attorneys agreeing to suspend the execution of the subpoena to allow the Supreme Court to “stay” the judgment.

Under the agreement, which was approved by the Court of Appeals, state attorneys have five days to file a motion to the Supreme Court. The district attorney has five days to file an answer summary and the president’s attorneys two days to respond.

Five Supreme Court justices must agree to give stay. Following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, the court now has eight members. If the court does not grant stay, Trump’s attorney may still ask the court to hear the case on merits, but in the meantime, the subpoena will be enforced.