A federal appeals court didn’t immediately rule Friday after hearing arguments in President Trump’s long-running fight to prevent a top New York prosecutor from getting his tax returns.
Whatever the three-judge panel decides, the closely watched case is almost certain to find its way back to the Supreme Court and likely won’t be resolved before the November election.
Trump’s lawyers appealed to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after a district court judge last month rejected their renewed efforts to invalidate a subpoena that the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. issued to Trump’s accounting firm.
A temporary restraining order remains in effect, preventing any tax records from being turned over at least until the latest appeal is decided.
Vance’s office argued in court papers earlier in the week that there’s “a mountainous record” of public allegations of misconduct to support its efforts to obtain Trump’s tax returns. (AP)
