[The Epoch Times, 23 novembre 2022](Full report by Epoch Times reporter Li Xin) United StatesSupreme CourtOn Tuesday (November 22) he rejected former President Trump’s (Trump) blockade attempt.House of RepresentativesDemocrats’ urgent appeal to get their tax returns ends a multi-year legal battleTrump’s tax returnpaved the way.
The decision comes in response to Trump’s announcement late last monthSupreme CourtHe responded to an appeal after a lower court refused to reverse one of its own rulings requiring Trump to dismiss the US statement.House of RepresentativesThe Ways and Means Committee turned over its tax documents.
The final tally has not been released, nor have details of each judge’s vote.
In a Nov. 1 order, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily blocked the release of Trump’s tax records while the court considers the matter. Roberts then brought the case before the full bench.
With the new decision, Roberts’ previously issued suspension was lifted.
House Democrats have been searching for the documents for years, saying they must investigate how the IRS conducts routine presidential audits, which Trump’s lawyers have argued are purely political.
“The purpose of President Trump’s tax reporting committee’s request has nothing to do with IRS funding or personnel issues, but rather with the release of President Trump’s tax information to the public,” the officials said. Trump’s attorneys in an emergency request to the Supreme Court in October said, noting that the committee has not searched the records of other former presidents.
Federal law states that tax returns are generally confidential, with exceptions, one of which is a written request from the House Ways and Means Committee. The issues in Trump’s suit largely hinge on whether the exception is constitutional.
But some courts have argued that House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., has articulated a legitimate legislative purpose — to examine how the IRS monitors the president — and that because of the separation of powers, the judiciary cannot to intervene.
While Tuesday’s Supreme Court decision was a victory for House Democrats, it’s unclear how much it will serve them. It’s unclear how quickly the IRS will turn over the documents, and Republicans are expected to withdraw the request when they take control of the House of Representatives in January.
US District Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, dismissed Trump’s lawsuit late last year. His ruling was later upheld by the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, which rejected Trump’s request to reopen the case in October, prompting him to seek help from the US Supreme Court.
(Epoch Times reporter Zachary Stieber contributed to this article.)
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