Supreme court paves way for congress to view Trump’s tax returns | First Thing
Order ends three-year battle to see returns former president has long refused to release. Plus, the latest from the Qatar World Cup
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The US supreme court will allow a congressional committee to receive copies of Donald Trump's tax returns, ending a three-year battle by the Democratic-led body to see the documents the former president has refused to release since his first White House bid.
What were the other losses? In October, the court refused to step into the legal fight surrounding the FBI search of Trump's Florida estate that turned up classified documents. In January, the court refused to stop the National Archives from turning over documents to the special house panel investigating the 6 January 2021 insurrection.
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