We are having thunderstorms all day and for tomorrow and the day after. Lotsa boomers.

TAX RETURN CASES: WHY THE SUPREME COURT HAS TO PRETEND TRUMP IS A NORMAL PRESIDENT
This is the last stand for the idea that the president—any president—isn’t above the law. And though Trump is the subject, Chief Justice Roberts is really on trial. by Cristian Farias, Vanity Fair

Federal immigration law, Roberts told us in his ruling upholding Trump’s decision to shut out travelers from Muslim-majority countries, “exudes deference to the president.” But as a private citizen and businessperson who happens to be president, the equities are different. In both cases, which stem from attempts by the House of Representatives and Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance to seek financial records and other documents going back several years, Trump was the one who initiated the litigation, running to federal court to quash a series of congressional and prosecutorial requests that weren’t directed to him personally, but to financial and accounting firms holding records belonging to his businesses, his adult children, and related entities.