Trump Must Turn Over Tax Returns to DA, Judge Rules

Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=55771"><span class="small">Benjamin Weiser and William K. Rashbaum, The New York Times</span></a>

Thursday, 20 August 2020 11:01

Excerpt: "A federal judge on Thursday rejected President Trump's latest effort to block the Manhattan district attorney from obtaining his tax returns, roundly dismissing Mr. Trump's arguments that the prosecutor's grand jury subpoena was 'wildly overbroad' and issued in bad faith."

Bill Christeson holds up a sign that reads 'Follow the Money' outside the Supreme Court, Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Washington. (photo: Andrew Harnik/AP)

Trump Must Turn Over Tax Returns to DA, Judge Rules

By Benjamin Weiser and William K. Rashbaum, The New York Times

20 August 20

A federal judge rejected the president�s argument that a subpoena seeking eight years of his tax returns was �wildly overbroad.�

federal judge on Thursday rejected President Trump�s latest effort to block the Manhattan district attorney from obtaining his tax returns, roundly dismissing Mr. Trump�s arguments that the prosecutor�s grand jury subpoena was �wildly overbroad� and issued in bad faith.

The ruling by Judge Victor Marrero of Federal District Court in Manhattan marked another setback for the president in his yearlong legal fight to block the subpoena. The conflict has already reached the Supreme Court once and could end up there again as Mr. Trump�s lawyers quickly filed papers saying he would appeal.

The district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., a Democrat, has been seeking eight years of Mr. Trump�s personal and business returns and other financial records as part of an investigation into the president�s business practices.

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