Federal appeals court denies Trump effort to keep tax records from House committee
A federal appeals court on Thursday denied former President Donald Trump's latest attempt to prevent a congressional committee from accessing his tax records.
A federal appeals court on Thursday denied former President Donald Trump's latest attempt to prevent a congressional committee from accessing his tax records.
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for Washington, D.C., denied the effort after a three-judge panel of the court unanimously ruled in August that the House Ways and Means Committee is allowed to obtain Trump’s tax records after years of effort to secure them.
Trump can appeal Thursday's ruling to the Supreme Court. His lawyers have indicated in previous filings that they would appeal to the high court if the appeals court denied his request for a hearing.
NBC News has asked a Trump attorney for comment.
Federal court allows House committee to obtain Donald Trump's tax recordsAug. 9, 202201:26Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., the Ways and Means chairman, said in a statement Thursday that the committee had waited “long enough” for the documents. Neal first filed a formal request with the Treasury Department for the tax records in April 2019.
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