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Trump-appointed judge says ex-president ‘wrong on the law’ in seeking to block Congress but cautions about publication.

The judge dismissed Donald Trump's case to block his tax returns from a House of Representatives committee, ruling that Congress' legislative interest eclipsed any "deference" he should receive as a former president.

By Eric Beech

A U.S. judge Tuesday dismissed a bid by former President Donald Trump to keep his tax returns from a House of Representatives committee, ruling that Congress' legislative interest outweighed any deference Trump should receive as a former president. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden said in his ruling that Trump was "wrong on the law" in…

Former United States President Donald Trump suffered a massive loss after a federal judge ruled that Congress could gain access to the Republican businessman's tax return documents. The situation has been going on for nearly a year since the House Ways and Means Committee filed a lawsuit against the former president.

Biden administration weighs turning over Trump tax returns to House Democrats Spencer Hsu House Democrats have renewed their long-stalled demand for Donald Trump’s federal tax records, but the Biden administration has not decided whether it will drop its predecessor’s objections and release the Treasury Department records to investigators, Justice Department attorneys told a federal judge Friday. U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden declined Friday to lift a stay on a...