The Supreme Court had the opportunity to return America to the rule of law today and they only went half way down that road. The first decision allowing the Manhattan DA to subpoena Trump's financial records is good and proper. The second decision is basically a punt of the issue back to lower courts. The seven judge majority basically agrees that Trump should not be exempt from scrutiny but then allows for a delay that will drag out past the election.
Trump's adamant refusal to disclose his financial records has been an issue since the 2016 campaign. There are three reasons why he has failed to do so. First, and least likely, is Trump's combative nature means that he fights everything tooth and nail. Seems sketchy. Second, Trump is really fairly poor and doesn't want that exposed. Third and most likely, combines the second rationale with evidence of various criminal activity including money laundering and other forms of fraud. We know Trump's previous business endeavors and charities have been found guilty of fraud, so there is little reason to suspect that his business dealings are any different.
These decisions are broadly "good" because they end any attempt and presidential "infallibility," but they are bad, because we will not know exactly how big a crook Trump is before the election.
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