The Supreme Court has just granted a temporary stay of a lower court ruling that allowed the House to subpoena Trump’s tax returns from his accounting firm Mazars USA:
AXIOS – The Supreme Court on Monday granted an emergency stay blocking House Democrats from enforcing a subpoena for President Trump’s financial records, which a lower court had upheld in October.
The court didn’t explain its reasoning, but the decision makes it likely that it will take up the case. For now, Trump’s longtime accounting firm Mazars USA will not be forced to turn over Trump’s tax returns.
Here’s the injunction from the high court:
Here’s more from the AP:
The Supreme Court is shielding President Donald Trump’s financial records from House Democrats for now.
The delay allows the justices to decide how to handle the House subpoena and a similar demand from the Manhattan district attorney at the same time.
The House’s quest for the records is not part of the ongoing impeachment inquiry, but the court’s action probably means Democrats will not have the records before an expected vote on impeachment by year’s end.
The justices are giving Trump until Dec. 5 to file a full appeal of a lower court ruling calling for his accountants to turn over the records. The president’s lawyers are certain to comply, and the court’s decision about whether to take up the case is not expected before mid-January.
We kinda expected this to happen. After all, once the House gets Trump’s taxes, the entire lawsuit is moot anyway.