Trump asks Supreme Court to stop release of his tax returns
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In an ongoing legal battle between former President Donald Trump and the House Ways & Means Committee to release years worth of Trump’s tax returns, Trump called on the Supreme Court on Monday to intervene and pause enforcement of the ruling of a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in favor of the committee. Left-leaning articles highlight that previous presidents going back decades have willingly released their tax returns while right-leaning articles simply report that Trump’s team has filed the request to the Supreme Court.
USA Today published a centrist article detailing Trump’s request to the Supreme Court to block enforcement of the appeals court’s decision affirming an earlier ruling by a three-judge panel which unanimously sided with the House committee. Trump claims that the case raises questions about “separation of powers” affecting current and future presidents. It also reported that this is just the latest of a series of cases concerning political dilemmas that the Supreme Court will have to contend with.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlighted that the request was filed by Trump’s attorney Cameron Norris while he argued against race-based affirmative action in front of the Supreme Court. It also highlighted that while Trump claims that the audit of his tax returns was intended to “embarrass him politically,” previous presidents going back decades have voluntarily shared their tax returns.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlighted that Trump requested the Supreme Court on Monday to block the release of six-years worth of his tax returns to Democrat lawmakers. It also detailed the origins of the House committee’s request for Trump’s tax returns dating back to 2019. It did not mention the detail that it has been standard custom for previous presidents to release their tax returns.
From the center
Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in dispute with House panel over tax returns
USA Today
From the right
Trump asks Supreme Court to block release of his tax records to House Democrats
Fox News