Supreme Court will consider Democrats' bid to sue Biden for Trump hotel records
by Kaelan Deese, Supreme Court Reporter
May 15, 2023 10:22 AMThe Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up a lawsuit surrounding the Biden administration's bid to block several congressional Democrats seeking records of a government lease for a Washington hotel surrounding its previous ownership by former President Donald Trump.
The nine justices took up an appeal by the General Services Administration, which handles the federal government's real estate. A lower court ruling allowed the lawsuit by House Democratic lawmakers to proceed.
Democrats sued after the GSA declined to provide details of a 2013 lease of the Old Post Office building to the former president's company to convert it into a hotel.
Justice Department attorneys argued in court filings that an appeals court decision that allowed the lawsuit "contradicts historical practice stretching to the beginning of the Republic" and "threatens serious harm to all three branches of the federal government."
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