Federal Judge Dismisses Trump’s Latest Bid to Shield Tax Returns From Manhattan DA

Federal Judge Dismisses Trump’s Latest Bid to Shield Tax Returns From Manhattan DA
President Donald Trump speaks during the signing ceremony for a proclamation on the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington on Aug. 18, 2020. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
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A federal judge on Thursday dismissed President Donald Trump’s newest effort to block the Manhattan district attorney from gaining access to eight years of the president’s tax returns and other financial records.

In his 103-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero ruled that Trump’s latest attempt to block New York Country District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr.’s subpoena for his tax returns was a roundabout way for the president to invoke immunity from judicial processes.