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Judge Dismisses Trump Suit To Block Congress from Getting Tax Returns


A Federal Judge, on Tuesday, Dismissed an Effort from Trump, to Prevent the Treasury Department and IRS, from providing House Democrats with his Tax Returns.

"A long line of Supreme Court cases requires great deference to facially valid congressional inquiries. Even the special solicitude accorded former Presidents does not alter the outcome," Judge Trevor McFadden, a Federal District Court Judge in Washington, D.C., who was appointed by Trump, said in a 45-page Opinion. "The Court will therefore dismiss this case."

While the Ruling is a win for House Democrats, it could still be a while before they receive Trump's Tax Returns.

McFadden stayed Execution of his Ruling, for 14 days, to allow the Parties in the Case to discuss next steps, and instructed the Executive Branch to Not provide House Democrats with the Tax Returns during that time period.

If the Parties in the Case don't reach an Agreement on Next Steps within 14 days, Trump can seek Relief from an Appeals Court.

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Richard Neal (D-MA, 1st District), the Lawmaker who Requested Trump’s Tax Returns from the IRS, praised the Ruling.

“This ruling is no surprise, the law is clearly on the Committee’s side. I am pleased that we’re now one step closer to being able to conduct more thorough oversight of the IRS’s mandatory presidential audit program,” he said in a Statement.










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