The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to House Democrats seeking President Donald Trump’s tax returns Thursday, kicking a separate case involving a congressional subpoena to Trump’s accounting firm and banks back to a lower court.
Democrats, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), said they were undeterred in their quest to find out whether the IRS is properly auditing presidents—the reason they cite for seeking several years of Trump’s personal and business tax returns. But the court’s position in Trump v. Mazars USA is a setback all the same, legal scholars said.
“The court clearly didn’t like ...
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