Courthouse Mystery

A number of media outlets reported yesterday on a mystery at the federal appeals court in Washington when an entire floor was cleared so reporters wouldn't see who was coming and going to the hearing. I think Politico has the best writeup on this with the most details (link here).

Someone has been fighting a subpoena. Who is it? Some have wondered if it's Donald Trump, although the White House has denied that's the case.

That doesn't seem to be a logical answer. Arguably, Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who's conducting the criminal investigation into Trump and his associates, is the one who wanted yesterday's extreme secrecy to keep the subpoenaed party's identity a secret. He'd have no reason to do that if it was Trump.

I'm wondering if it could be Deutsche Bank, which has loaned Trump hundreds of millions. There would be a valid reason to keep the bank's identity secret at this time.

Hopefully more details will come out soon about this tantalizing story. Stay tuned.