Trump tax returns unlikely to be seen before election after latest court ruling

Court OKs Trump request to delay Manhattan's district attorney from obtaining tax records for criminal probe of business practices.

A federal appeals court decision on Tuesday means that tax records for impeached U.S. President Donald Trump will not be made available any time soon to Manhattan's top prosecutor, while Trump's lawyers kick off another fight to overturn the subpoena seeking those long-disputed tax returns. Nobody's going to see them before the election, is what's most likely now.

From AP News:

With a temporary stay in place and Trump expecting a return to the Supreme Court, it's unlikely that the case will be resolved or any tax returns will be turned over before the November election. The three-judge panel ruled after hearing brief arguments from both sides.

Trump's lawyers argued that a stay keeping the tax returns under wraps will protect him from irreparable harm - such as leaks from secret grand jury proceedings - while they appeal a lower-court ruling two weeks ago that granted Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.'s office access to Trump's tax returns.

Trump's lawyers argued that a stay keeping the tax returns under wraps will protect him from irreparable harm - such as leaks from secret grand jury proceedings - while they appeal a lower-court ruling two weeks ago that granted Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.'s office access to Trump's tax returns.

Read more at the Associated Press.