Trump’s Next Stop in Fight to Hide Finances Is Supreme Court
- Appeals court cites public interest in ruling against Trump
- President sought broad executive authority to ignore Congress
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President Donald Trump’s next stop in his years-long fight to keep his finances private is the Supreme Court.
A federal appellate panel in New York on Tuesday ordered two major banks to hand over a wide range of the president’s financial records to Congress -- and gave Trump a week to take his case to the highest U.S. court. The ruling is the latest legal loss for an administration claiming broad executive power to thwart the demands of lawmakers.