The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an offer of former President Trump
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Judges issued the order in the long-running dispute between Trump and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. (D) without notable comments or dissensions.
“The work continues,” Vance tweeted in response.
The work continues.
– Cyrus Vance, Jr. (@ManhattanDA) February 22, 2021
The court order comes in response to an emergency request by Trump in October to the Supreme Court, after losing several rounds in lower courts.
Vance’s office has been searching for Trump’s records since 2019, when a New York grand jury issued a subpoena to Trump’s accounting firm, Mazars USA, for eight years of former president’s personal and business tax returns and other records financial resources.
Vance’s office is reviewing payments to silence two women who claim to have had affairs with Trump, including adult film star Stormy Daniels. Former Trump attorney and broker, Michael Cohen
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In addition, Vance’s office said his subpoena is part of an investigation into possible financial crimes committed by the Trump Organization.
Trump has tried unsuccessfully since 2019 to avoid the request. His action in October marked the second time Trump has asked judges to protect his records.
In July, judges voted 7-2 to reject Trump’s argument that presidents withdrew immunity from criminal prosecutions, but said Trump could file other legal objections in the lower courts.
Trump then set up unsuccessful litigation in the New York federal district and appellate courts, claiming that the subpoena should be blocked because it is overly broad and was issued in bad faith and intended to harass the president.
The judge’s order on Monday effectively refused to suspend the lower court’s rulings against Trump.
Trump’s lawyer William Consovoy did not immediately respond when asked whether the former president would send additional documents to the Supreme Court related to the New York grand jury subpoena.
A separate lawsuit is before a federal district court judge in Washington, DC, in a case over the House Democrats’ request for Trump’s tax returns from the Treasury Department.
The Trump administration has refused to comply with the request, made under a section of the federal tax code that says the Treasury Secretary “must provide” statements requested by the chairmen of Congressional tax committees.
The Biden government has yet to say how it will respond to the House Democrats’ request.
When asked about the matter on Monday during a virtual event organized by The New York Times, the Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen
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Judge Trevor McFadden, appointed by Trump in the federal district court in Washington, ordered The Treasury will give Trump’s personal lawyers a 72-hour notice before providing the results to House Democrats. This order expires on March 3.
Naomi Jagoda contributed. Updated at 10:39