Supreme Court orders Trump's tax returns to be turned over to House Democrats - Fox News

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The Supreme Court connected Tuesday ordered the handover of erstwhile President Trump’s taxation returns to the House Ways and Means Committee. 

Last month, Chief Justice John Roberts granted a stay, temporarily blocking the erstwhile president from having to crook implicit his taxation records to Democrats connected the committee.

Trump and his ineligible squad had filed asking the Supreme Court to artifact the merchandise of his taxation records. 

DONALD TRUMP'S REQUEST TO KEEP TAX RETURNS FROM CONGRESS DENIED BY APPEALS COURT

Former President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during an predetermination  nighttime  enactment      astatine  Mar-a-Lago, Nov. 8, 2022, successful  Palm Beach, Florida. 

Former President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during an predetermination nighttime enactment astatine Mar-a-Lago, Nov. 8, 2022, successful Palm Beach, Florida.  (Phelan M. Ebenhack for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

But connected Tuesday, Roberts formally denied the request.

"The exertion for enactment of the mandate presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is denied," the bid states. "The bid heretofore entered by The Chief Justice is vacated."

The House Ways and Means Committee archetypal requested six years of Trump's taxation returns successful 2019.

SUPREME COURT GRANTS A STAY, TEMPORARILY BLOCKS RELEASE OF TRUMP TAX RECORDS TO HOUSE DEMOCRATS

Trump's taxation records are presently successful the hands of the Treasury Department, which had held disconnected releasing them pending last tribunal action. 

Supreme Court of the United States

Supreme Court of the United States (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

The Trump medication had refused to crook implicit six years of taxation records, but the Biden Justice Department, successful 2021, had reversed that position, saying Congress should beryllium capable to reappraisal the records, a determination Trump and his ineligible squad person appealed – starring to the existent ineligible fight. Lower courts had sided with the House committee. 

BIDEN DOJ SAYS TRUMP'S TAX RETURNS CAN BE TURNED OVER TO CONGRESS

The Trump medication  had refused to crook   implicit    six years of taxation  records.

The Trump medication had refused to crook implicit six years of taxation records. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

At this point, it is unclear erstwhile the taxation records would beryllium turned over, oregon what the Democrat-controlled sheet volition bash with them, present that Republicans are poised to instrumentality implicit the House majority.

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Trump announced his 2024 statesmanlike run past week. 

Brooke Singman is simply a Fox News Digital authorities reporter. You tin scope her astatine Brooke.Singman@Fox.com oregon @BrookeSingman connected Twitter.

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