Trump poised for Supreme Court battle over financial records

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WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - The US Supreme Court may have a conservative majority that includes two justices appointed by President Donald Trump, but his efforts to shield his tax returns and other financial records from scrutiny still face an uncertain future.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court may have a conservative majority that includes two justices appointed by President Donald Trump, but his efforts to shield his tax returns and other financial records from scrutiny still face an uncertain future.

The court, which has a 5-4 conservative majority including Trump appointees Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, could act as soon as Friday when the justices meet to discuss privately what action to take on pending appeals. "Whenever the president comes before the court in his personal capacity, the justices go out of their way to give him every opportunity" to make his case, said Steve Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law.

In both cases, lower courts ruled against Trump, citing in part several Supreme Court precedents that supported the House's authority to conduct broad investigations, including one dating back to 1927. In that case, the court upheld a subpoena seeking the bank records of the attorney-general's brother.

 

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