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Handing over the transcript isn't "fighting" - he's giving the democrats enough rope to hang themselves....again.... What is this, the 5th time their panties have been in a bunch over an impeachment that will never happen?

Meh. As far as the impeachment inquiry business is concerned, it doesn't really matter; even if Trump's guilty of every accusation of malfeasance and proven such during trial in the House, the Senate is still Republican-controlled and is highly unlikely to vote in favor of expulsion. For that matter, whether it be 2021 or 2025, he'll still be obligated to resign prior to the Inauguration of #46 and have Pence pardon him (not a question of "if", it's a question of "when" by virtue of there being no statute of limitations on sealed indictments or informations generated in the course of a federal investigation) for his involvement in the Cohen matter/attempted obstruction during the Mueller Investigation. So, all in all, it's a bit of a zero-sum game.....maybe; Pence seems like he just might be enough of lurking hard-ass to refuse Trump a pardon. Time will tell.

But I'm not referring to what's happening in the Congress; I'm talking about Trump's lawsuit to block NY state prosecutors from obtaining his tax returns in the due course of a state-level, criminal investigation into the Trump Organization's financial actions.

The trial doesn't happen in the House, all they get to do is vote on it. If they vote to impeach, then it goes to the Senate for a trial.

4th amendment is a bitch. The court does not have a right to your tax returns....no matter how much they want it, the IRS is obligated to keep it confidential.

Fair enough; I'll concede that I'm in error on some points of impeachment process. Frankly, I don't like or much care for politics but it seems to be of waxing importance lately so it's looking like it'll be necessary to do some research..

That's an interesting argument and the 4th Amendment does allow for some measure of protection. However, it does not act as an absolute barrier to subpoena; while it is Trump's prerogative to object to a subpoena, he (or representation) must be able to enunciate before a judge specific, over-riding reason(s) for non-compliance. Thereafter, should the issuing body be able to demonstrate reasonable probable cause (in this case, as the subpoena was issued in the course of a criminal investigation into the Trump Organization's financial actions, reasonable probable cause will most likely be in the form evidentiary affirmation), such objections may be overruled by the judge.

Yes, a judge can subpoena it - but it's the right of the accused to take it to a higher court, eventually the supreme court. If New York is fishing, that is - if they want to see the returns so they can look for a crime - then the courts should strike down the subpoena. The burden of proof is on the state.

Yeah, the DNC fight investigations of Benghazi, Hillary's illegal mail server, Biden's influence peddling, and the DNC's collusion with Russia... all by claiming Trump did what they actually did.

You can always count on guilty people to fight investigations into their doings.