Trump appeals to Supreme Court to keep tax returns from NY prosecutors
Posted on AllSides November 14th, 2019
From The Center
President Trump on Thursday appealed to the Supreme Court, asking it to reverse a court order requiring his accountants to hand over eight years of tax returns, in a dramatic escalation of his fight to keep his financial records private.
Trump’s request comes after a federal appeals court in New York last week said Manhattan prosecutors could enforce a subpoena against Trump’s accounting firm Mazars USA for his personal and corporate financial records from 2011 to 2018.
A three-judge panel of the Second Circuit last week said Manhattan prosecutors...