Supreme Court Orders Trump Taxes Released to NY Prosecutor; Merrick Garland's Confirmation Hearing

Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner

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🗓️ 23 February 2021

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Today was a good day for justice in America: 1. The Supreme Court FINALLY ruled that former President Donald Trump's taxes and financial records must be giving to NY District Attorney Cy Vance; 2. The Supreme Court refuses to hear the Republican challenge to the Pennsylvania election results; and 3. Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland gives senators a masterclass in justice, fairness and equality during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary committee. Please consider becoming a #TeamJustice patron at: https://www.patreon.com/glennkirschner My podcast, "Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner" can be downloaded where you get your podcasts. Follow me on: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/glennkirschner2 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glennkirschner2 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glennkirschner2 Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/glennkirschner) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	So, between today's Supreme Court rulings and Merrick Garland's confirmation hearing,
0:06.8	it was a good day for justice in America.
0:11.4	And justice matters.
0:17.8	Hey all, Glenn Kirchner here.
0:29.2	So we haven't gotten to say this much during the past four years, but today is a good
0:35.4	day for justice in America.
0:39.4	Here is just some of what happened today.
0:43.4	This from the New York Times.
0:45.4	Supreme Court denies Trump's final bid to block release of financial records.
0:52.0	And yes, that's Donald Trump's tax returns.
0:56.1	Here's how that article begins.
0:58.0	The Supreme Court on Monday, today, rejected a last ditch attempt to shield his financial
1:04.0	records, issuing a brief unsigned order, requiring Mr. Trump's accountants to turn over his
1:10.5	tax and other records to prosecutors in New York, hallelujah.
1:17.8	I added the hallelujah, that's not in the New York Times article.
1:23.2	But when we look at this story in combination with two other important data points, there
1:30.0	is but one reasonable conclusion.
1:33.2	Donald Trump is about to be criminally indicted.
1:37.3	Here are those two other data points.
1:39.8	This from the business insider published just a couple of days ago, Manhattan's district
1:44.7	attorney hired a top prosecutor who pursued mafia boss to investigate Trump.
1:52.6	So that is a former federal prosecutor by the name of Mark Pomerance.
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