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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts DELAYS the transfer of Trump’s tax returns to Congress
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Supreme Court chief justice John Roberts has postponed the transfer of Donald Trump’s tax returns to a Democrat-led congressional committee.
Trump filed an emergency appeal in court on Monday, alleging that the House Ways and Means Committee was trying to get hold of the data for political purposes.
It is the latest twist in the long legal battle between the former president and Congress over his financial files.
In August, an appeals court sided with Ways and Means, saying they could access his filings as part of an investigation into the IRS audit process.
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has postponed the transfer of Donald Trump’s tax returns to a Democrat-led congressional committee
They would be able to access the tax returns on Wednesday, before Judge Roberts announced the temporary postponement.
Trump’s legal team has asked the Supreme Court to intervene because the case raises “important questions about the separation of powers.”
‘The only way to preserve these certiorari-worthy questions and prevent them from happening [Trump, his eponymous family business, and other associated entities] irreparable harm is for this Court to grant an administrative suspension,” the file read.
If Trump’s appeal succeeds, it could keep the commission from getting their hands on his data for years.
And if Republicans take control of the House after the midterm elections, they will likely end the Democrats’ bid to get their hands on the returns.