Supreme Court temporarily halts court order requiring accountants to turn over Trump’s tax returns to Congress
Key Points
- The Supreme Court temporarily blocks a ruling requiring accounting firm Mazars to turn President Donald Trump’s tax returns over to House Democrats.
- The House Committee on Oversight and Reform has until Thursday to respond.
- The president is trying at the top court to block two efforts to obtain his tax returns.
The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily blocked a ruling that requires President Donald Trump’s longtime accounting firm to turn over his tax returns to Congress.
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temporary stay order signed by Chief Justice John Roberts gives the Democratic-controlled House Committee on Oversight and Reform until Thursday to respond. The document did not note any public votes or dissents.
The move was expected and does not provide new information about how the justices may ultimately vote on the matter. It generally requires five votes to grant a stay, though in some cases one justice may do so pending review by the full court.
Earlier in the day, attorneys for House Democrats said in a letter they would not oppose a temporary delay in enforcing the subpoena to allow the court time to consider arguments on both sides. The committee said in the letter that it would provide its response on Friday.
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The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily blocked a ruling that required accounting firm Mazars to turn President Donald Trump's tax returns over to Congress.
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