Trump turns to U.S. Supreme Court as last chance to keep his finances secret
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(Worthy News) – President Donald Trump on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to keep his financial records out of the hands of a Democratic-led congressional panel, setting up a major clash between branches of government.
Trump turned to the justices after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decided on Nov. 13 that it would not revisit its October decision backing the House of Representatives Oversight Committee’s authority to subpoena the records from Mazars LLP, Trump’s longtime accounting firm.
The Supreme Court on Nov. 25 put that ruling on hold, giving Trump until Thursday to file his appeal. [ Source: Reuters (Read More…) ]
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