What's the basis for the investigation? - sm

Posted: Jul 9th, 2020 - 1:20 pm In Reply to: Finally....SCOTUS rules Trump will turn - Over tax records

SCOTUS ruled that a sitting president has to comply with an investigation. But you still have to prove a criminal investigation is warranted. In other words, you need to have evidence a law was broken before you start an investigation. The government isn't allowed to start prying into your life and asking you for information just because they want to.

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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

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Finally....SCOTUS rules Trump will turn - Over tax records (Views: 318, 2020-07-09, 11:10 am)
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  - President Trump should never turn over his records to - anyone, without indictment. (Views: 159, 2020-07-09, 1:03 pm)
  - Did you hear the ruling about Oklahoma? McGirt raped - a 4-year and was convicted but (Views: 168, 2020-07-09, 1:20 pm)
    - Now will Oklahoma have to release all convicted Indians - from prison? Yes according to the (Views: 154, 2020-07-09, 1:58 pm)
      - It’s about who gets to prosecute criminal Native Americans. - Kinda weird. Not enough federal (Views: 142, 2020-07-09, 2:02 pm)
        The tribes could grant every member diplomatic immunity - or simply refuse to prosecute (Views: 146, 2020-07-09, 2:33 pm)
      - No. If convicted of a crime OUTSIDE the reservation. - Truthhurts (Views: 124, 2020-07-10, 1:51 pm)
    - FAQ on ruling - Sm (Views: 162, 2020-07-09, 11:50 pm)
    - I tend to disagree with your opinion - Truthhurts (Views: 127, 2020-07-10, 1:47 pm)
  - Why should "we" go after the Clintons? - nm (Views: 166, 2020-07-09, 10:33 pm)
  - Your Clinton hate is showing. - nm (Views: 134, 2020-07-10, 1:24 pm)
    - Good. Clintons nothing but Communist water carriers - as are their supporters (Views: 140, 2020-07-10, 2:41 pm)
- The democrats - won't be able (Views: 169, 2020-07-09, 12:15 pm)
  - Democrats think they've won today but they have not. - This is going to turn into a challenge (Views: 167, 2020-07-09, 1:04 pm)
    - We know he will fight. I've never seen a president - fight so hard to hide his taxes. (Views: 160, 2020-07-10, 7:46 am)
      - Hahahaha..sounds more like OBAMA hiding his real - birth certificate and sealing OBAMA college record (Views: 150, 2020-07-10, 12:07 pm)
  - And if they do, we will hear: He lied about how rich he - is. He lied about how much money (Views: 165, 2020-07-09, 1:49 pm)
    - I just can not comprehend how people continue to - . (Views: 181, 2020-07-09, 2:08 pm)
      - as usual...nothing here but your opinion NO FACTS - Yeah, we get it...you are consumed with hatred (Views: 171, 2020-07-09, 2:16 pm)
        Point out one thing in my post that is not true - . (Views: 171, 2020-07-09, 2:40 pm)
        The country is in the state it's in, not because of Trump, - but because radicals refuse to (Views: 160, 2020-07-09, 2:51 pm)
        Democrats have been taken over by BLM, a Marxist - organization. Anyone who supports (Views: 152, 2020-07-09, 2:56 pm)
        Spin any way you want to. Your post speaks - volumes of your support for Communism (Views: 155, 2020-07-09, 5:53 pm)
        Yes--the country IS better off - now since he was elected (Views: 130, 2020-07-11, 11:38 am)
        Sounds pretty much full of facts to most of us. - nm (Views: 165, 2020-07-09, 10:31 pm)
        "Most of us" appreciate - country and its (Views: 140, 2020-07-10, 3:16 pm)
        I don't think AOC is stupid. She's just following what college taught her - Truthhurts (Views: 173, 2020-07-10, 4:44 pm)
        That's very charitable of you - Really--no sarcasm (Views: 136, 2020-07-11, 12:22 pm)
      - I assume you support Biden? A man who concealed - the criminal actions of president of (Views: 164, 2020-07-09, 2:46 pm)
        and what criminal actions are those? - nm (Views: 140, 2020-07-10, 10:08 am)
        I love it when these - people play dumb (Views: 149, 2020-07-10, 11:09 am)
        Is that you Hillary, Nancy maybe - or Loretta, or Eric, or Chuckie (Views: 140, 2020-07-10, 12:09 pm)
        Seriously? Some people really are clueless - wow (Views: 137, 2020-07-11, 6:46 am)
      - Really? Look at the state of the federal govt financially. - It's bankrupt. But it can print money (Views: 160, 2020-07-09, 3:02 pm)
      - I support President Trump 100%. He has COURAGE - to stand up for AMERICA. (Views: 163, 2020-07-09, 3:06 pm)
        We've watched him for four years too. I've - heard no such thing (Views: 164, 2020-07-10, 9:51 am)
        If you've "heard no such thing" - it's because you've either (Views: 143, 2020-07-10, 11:13 am)
        "Laughable" as is your post - and total disregard for actual facts (Views: 136, 2020-07-10, 12:05 pm)
        I doubt that. First-Vance must subpoena the records - Truthhurts (Views: 145, 2020-07-10, 3:15 pm)
      - I just can not comprehend how people continue to - . (Views: 173, 2020-07-09, 6:28 pm)
      - Something you seem to be forgetting - Truthhurts (Views: 137, 2020-07-10, 2:37 pm)
        He has completely bungled Covid-19 - He is incompetent (Views: 125, 2020-07-11, 8:44 pm)
        The disease reporting has been corrupted by politicians, - , prejudices, personal philosophy (Views: 126, 2020-07-12, 1:01 pm)
- Trump's lawyers should have known better. All this means - is the case has to go back to (Views: 162, 2020-07-09, 12:58 pm)
  - That may have been their strategy all along - DemLiberal Fascists are salivating (Views: 157, 2020-07-09, 6:11 pm)
- No, that's not what they said, The Supreme Court has - temporarily blocked both Congress and New York (Views: 159, 2020-07-09, 1:00 pm)
- No one is above the law. - . (Views: 161, 2020-07-09, 1:15 pm)
  - Unless your name is Obama or Hillary. - :) (Views: 157, 2020-07-09, 1:17 pm)
    - Deflecting much? - . (Views: 157, 2020-07-09, 1:26 pm)
      - Obama and Hillary are above the law. They both were - involved with a coup against (Views: 158, 2020-07-09, 1:37 pm)
        We've been waiting for almost four years - for Trump and pubs to (Views: 148, 2020-07-10, 7:39 am)
        Who's "we?" It's been - available for quite a while (Views: 141, 2020-07-10, 11:52 am)
        I heard something - yesterday about this (Views: 133, 2020-07-10, 10:01 am)
      - There is no law that says presidents have to turn over - tax records. (Views: 147, 2020-07-09, 1:38 pm)
      - Operation Coup Plotters, above the law, no one held - accountable. (Views: 148, 2020-07-09, 1:40 pm)
        Who are the "Coup Plotters?" - LOL I forgot, everybody but Trump. (Views: 142, 2020-07-10, 7:48 am)
        Here are the coup plotters - LOL we won't forget (Views: 135, 2020-07-10, 12:35 pm)
        Great List, but because DemLiberal Fascists too poorly - informed vTmTMM (Views: 133, 2020-07-10, 2:38 pm)
        Why would Trump plan a coup against himself? - ???? (Views: 129, 2020-07-11, 6:45 am)
      - You said no one is above (Nancy Pelosi is that you?) - but it's not true. Some people are (Views: 157, 2020-07-09, 1:52 pm)
      - Nope...deflection is all yours - YOU NEVER hold any DemLiberal Fascist (Views: 143, 2020-07-09, 2:13 pm)
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      - What about Obama or Hillary? - Seriously? You've either been (Views: 148, 2020-07-09, 6:43 pm)
      - Trump didn't take this to SCOTUS. The Trump haters did. - Truthhurts (Views: 133, 2020-07-10, 4:03 pm)
    - The swamp wins by default. Letting the Clinton crew - skate gave us Obama. Letting (Views: 142, 2020-07-09, 1:45 pm)
    - ...or Biden or Bill or - Maxine or Feinstein (Views: 139, 2020-07-09, 6:39 pm)
  - Looters and rioters in the name of Black Lives Matter - certainly are. (Views: 157, 2020-07-09, 1:21 pm)
- What's the basis for the investigation? - sm
- “Rejecting a heightened need standard does not Presidents - with ‘no real protection.’ To start, (Views: 147, 2020-07-09, 1:26 pm)
- How about we go after your financials? - Sharon Freeman (Views: 144, 2020-07-10, 1:27 pm)