Split decision by SCOTUS on Bunkerboy's taxes.

[Brian37]

Two separate cases, two different decisions.

#1 was about NY prosecutor's ability to access his taxes and financials through third parties that Trump dealt with. SCOTUS sided with the prosecutors, BUT, my understanding is that it still has to go through a grand jury, and my other understanding is grand jury proceedings remain sealed until or unless passed down to a court trial. 

But the second case dealing with his financials was Congressional oversight, and the court declined to hear those cases and threw them back down to the lower courts. At least that is my laypersons understanding from cable news.

So what I am tangentially getting out of this, is that if he loses in November he is fucked, but if he wins, he can pass the statute of limitations and get away with what he has done. 

There needs to be a constitutional Amendment requiring any and all presidential candidates to disclose 10 years of their financials in order to apply to run or hold office.

He’s not necessarily going to get away with anything. If a grand jury returns a sealed indictment, the clock stops until it is unsealed. If Trump is re-elected, he can still be prosecuted in 2025 when he’s out of office (and, presumably, still alive).

The idea of a constitutional amendment about this is a pretty stupid idea.

Boru

I know that, once it is passed to a regular jury the evidence can be presented to that jury. But the scary part is that if he wins, he can pass the statute of limitations. This to me makes congressional oversight that more important. My understanding is that with what he has been accused of while running could run past the limitations if he gets a second term. 

Why is requiring anyone running for president to disclose their financials "stupid"? There is a reason the emoluments clause exists too. It is to prevent foreign governments from having any criminal leverage over our President and to prevent the President from using the office for criminal gain. 

Trump's history is clear even if he had not run. He's gotten away with ripping people off all his life. That is bad enough in the private sector. I would want my President to be held to a higher standard.