: :inin Kyiv (EET)

US Supreme Court takes up Trump bid to shield financial records


Jay Sekulow says cases against US president raise significant constitutional issues. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear President Donald Trump’s appeals in three separate cases to prevent his financial records, including tax returns, being handed over to Democratic-led House of Representatives committees and a New York prosecutor.
The Republican president is trying to block subpoenas for bank records, tax returns or other materials demanded by various Democratic-led House of Representatives committees investigating corruption or foreign meddling in the US elections process.
The House probes are not part of the Democratic-led impeachment proceedings against Trump over his dealings …read more

Source:: Free Malaysia Today

UaPositon