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Federal appeals court rules Trump cannot block subpoena for tax returns

October 7, 2020

Via: Jurist

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Wednesday that the Manhattan District Attorney (DA) can obtain President Donald Trump’s tax records. However, this probably will not occur immediately, as the court stayed the enforcement of the subpoena due to an agreement between the Manhattan DA and Trump’s legal team. It is anticipated that this case will head to the US Supreme Court.

This ruling is the latest in an attempt to block the subpoena after the Supreme Court ruled this summer that the president does not have broad immunity when it comes to state grand jury subpoenas.

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