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, 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 • the two sets of cases may well be decided in different ways. Here are the full arguments • , if you want to listen in. • Aimee Stephens, the transgender plaintiff in another Supreme Court case who we spoke with on the show • in November, has died of complications related to kidney failure. She was 59 • .
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