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11/14/2019
Federal Appeals Court Lets Stand Ruling That Congress Can Subpoena Trump Tax Returns
This sets the stage for a likely review by the U.S. Supreme Court
A U.S. appeals court opened the door for Congress to gain access to eight years of President Donald Trump's tax records, setting the stage for a likely review by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit declined to re-visit an earlier ruling by a three-judge panel that allowed Congress to subpoena the president's tax records. The House Oversight and Reform Committee subpoenaed those records in March.
The divided three-judge panel ruled in October that the House had a legitimate legislative pursuit in seeking Trump's personal tax returns. The president's lawyers had asked that the full D.C. Circuit reconsider the case.
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