Supreme Court temporarily bars disclosure of Trump's tax records
The injunction gives the court time to evaluate the appeal filed by the former president. Once the case is examined, a final decision will be issued.
Chief Justice John Roberts granted a stay and temporarily blocks Donald Trump’s tax records from being turned over to Democrats in the House’s Ways and Means Committee.
In 2019, the House Committee requested, for the first time, six years of Trump's tax returns. In 2021, the Justice Department said Congress should be able to review the records, a decision that Trump and his legal team appealed.
Every court below the Supreme Court has ruled against Trump and reaffirmed the committee's authority to access the former president's taxes, prompting his legal team on Monday to ask the highest judicial body to prohibit the disclosure of his tax records.
Roberts' order asks the committee to respond by Thursday, November 10 at noon:
The court order will give the court time to evaluate the appeal filed by Trump to keep his tax returns secret. Once the case is reviewed, a final decision will be issued.
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Massachusetts, said last week that Trump has "tried to delay the inevitable."