BREAKING: Supreme Court Makes 7-2 Decision On Trump's Taxes
July 9, 2020Moments ago, the Supreme Court ruled against President Trump in a shocking 7-2 decision. The worst part? Justices Kavanaugh and Gorsuch voted against Trump.
This decision gives the Manhattan DA's office the right to obtain his tax returns. The good news, however, is that nothing is likely to happen until after the November election since they sent it back to the lower courts.
The Supreme Court also blocked Democrats from obtaining his taxes, which is probably the best case scenario.
Here's the breaking story from NBC News:
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave President Donald Trump a chance to beat back House Democrats’ efforts to obtain his financial records but ruled he is not immune from Manhattan district attorney’s attempt to get his taxes.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office wanted to obtain Trump’s tax returns as part of its probe into hush-money payments to two women although the president can challenge that in court and the justices said he can fight House Democrats’ attempt to obtain financial records from the Trump Organization’s accounting firm and two banks.
The rulings represent a mixed bag for the president; both matters will go back to lower courts, meaning it is unlikely anything would be decided before Election Day in November.
Here was President Trump's response:
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