The Constitutional Clash on a Conference Call

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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court debated the nature of presidential power in two sets of cases regarding demands for President Trump’s personal records: one about his taxes, the other about claims that during his campaign he paid to silence women with whom he previously had affairs. This is what a constitutional clash on a conference call sounded like. Guest: Adam Liptak (https://www.nytimes.com/by/adam-liptak), who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

Background reading:


Based on the court’s questions, our reporter thinks (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/12/us/supreme-court-trump-tax-returns.html?smid=pc-thedaily) the two sets of cases may well be decided in different ways. Here are the full arguments (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/12/us/supreme-court-trump-tax-returns-live.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage?smid=pc-thedaily), if you want to listen in.
Aimee Stephens, the transgender plaintiff in another Supreme Court case who we spoke with on the show (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/07/podcasts/the-daily/transgender-supreme-court.html?smid=pc-thedaily) in November, has died of complications related to kidney failure. She was 59 (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/12/us/aimee-stephens-supreme-court-dead.html?smid=pc-thedaily).


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