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The Supreme Court declined former President Donald Trump s request to further delay the enforcement of a subpoena from the Manhattan district attorney for his financial records. Andrew Harnik/AP
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The U.S. Supreme Court, in a one-sentence unsigned order, declined former President Donald Trump s request to further delay the enforcement of a subpoena from the Manhattan district attorney for Trump s financial records. Monday s order paves the way for a New York grand jury to obtain the records and review them.
The high court s decision marks a major setback for Trump, who for years has fought to shield his finances and business practices from scrutiny. It all but clears the way for District Attorney Cyrus Vance to enforce his subpoena for the former president s financial documents.
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Donald Trump suffered a major setback on Monday in his long quest to conceal details of his finances as the US supreme court paved the way for a New York City prosecutor to obtain the former president's tax returns and other financial records as part of a criminal investigation.
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WASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a last-ditch attempt by former President Donald J. Trump to shield his financial records, issuing a brief, unsigned order requiring Mr. Trump’s accountants to turn over his tax and other records to prosecutors in New York.
The court’s order was a decisive defeat for Mr. Trump, who had gone to extraordinary lengths to keep his tax returns and related documents secret. There were no dissents noted.
The case concerned a subpoena to Mr. Trump’s accountants, Mazars USA, by the office of the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., a Democrat. The firm has said it will comply with the final ruling of the courts, meaning that the grand jury should receive the documents in short order.
The Supreme Court handed former President Trump what the AP calls a "significant" defeat on Monday, ruling that Trump must hand over eight years of tax returns and.