US President Donald Trump arrives to address reporters on the results of the 2020 US presidential election at the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, US, November 5, 2020.
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The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a final bid by former President Donald Trump to keep his financial administration, including years of his tax returns, out of the hands of Manhattan attorney Cy Vance Jr.
The decision, the second time the nation’s highest court has considered the case, was announced in an injunction with no apparent dissent. The news further jeopardizes the ex-president, who is facing investigations in New York and elsewhere.
The legal battle over Trump’s financial records, including 2011 personal and business documents, is related to an investigation by the Vance office into possible tax violations.
The prosecutor is also reportedly investigating hush money payments made on Trump’s behalf to two women who have said they had affairs with him. Trump has denied their claims.
In a statement on Twitter, Vance wrote, “The work continues.”
A combination photo shows adult film actress Stephanie Clifford, aka Stormy Daniels speaking in New York City, and US President Donald Trump speaking in Washington, Michigan, USA on April 16, 2018 and April 28, 2018, respectively.
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A spokesman for Vance, Danny Frost, said the office would not respond further, but indicated it would soon move to enforce its subpoena against the president’s old accounting office, Mazars USA.
Representatives for the former president did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The ruling comes three days after The New York Times reported that Vance’s office detained a former federal prosecutor, Mark Pomerantz, who has extensive experience dealing with white collar fraud, from working on the Trump investigation.
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