Supreme Court Justice John Roberts temporarily blocked the handover of Trump’s tax returns on Tuesday; the decision comes one day after Trump filed an emergency appeal asking the high court to block the request by the House Ways and Means Committee.
“Upon consideration of the application of counsel for the applicants, it is so ordered that the mandate of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, case No. 21-5289, is hereby stayed pending further order of the undersigned or of the court,” Roberts’ order states, requesting that the committee respond before Thursday, Nov. 10, by noon.
From The New York Post:
Roberts’ decision will give the Supreme Court time to weigh legal options in Trump’s appeal, and delay the handover of the records, which could have happened as early as Tuesday.
The committee, led by Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), requested the 45th president’s returns between 2013 and 2018 — a motion that Trump’s attorney argued would set an incorrect precedent.
“Left unreviewed, the D.C. Circuit’s decision will have far-reaching implications,” Trump attorney Cameron Norris wrote in the appeal to the Supreme Court.
“It will establish important (but incorrect) precedent for the political branches moving forward, binding in the circuit in which most conflicts over congressional demands for information must be litigated,” he added.
More over at The New York Post:
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