The U.S. Department of Justice announced criminal charges on Friday against a contractor with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) who is accused of stealing the tax returns of former President Donald Trump and distributing the material to the media.
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The Supreme Court has ruled that the President does not have total immunity whilst in office. This paves the way for his tax returns to be presented to a court. Prosecutors have sought gain access the years of Donald Trump’s tax returns to decide if there are any conflicts of interest. The President has said the case is a “witch hunt”
The case has now been sent to a lower court. The case does not mean however, that the public or Congress automatically have access to the documents. Although Nancy Pelosi is campaigning for this to happen.
As the case is sent back to a lower court the legal wrangling continue. And it is unlikely they will be resolved before the election.
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