Supreme Court Backs N.Y. Access to Trump Taxes, Blocks House
- House likely denied financial records access before election
- Split rulings over president’s claim of protection from probes
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The U.S. Supreme Court backed a New York grand jury’s bid for President Donald Trump’s financial records while blocking for now House subpoenas that might have led to their public release before the election.
The pair of 7-2 rulings rejected Trump’s expansive view of the presidency and his call for sweeping immunity, leaving room for Congress and state prosecutors to get access to a president’s private records with a strong enough showing.