Yesterday the Supreme Court declined to block Donald Trump's financial records after the former president filed a request in October after losing several rounds in the lower courts in his fight against Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. The justices issued the order issued without comment or noted dissents.
Vance's office has sought Trump's records since 2019, when a New York grand jury issued a subpoena to Trump's accounting firm for eight years of the former president's personal and business tax returns and other financial records.
Vance's office is looking into payments made to silence two women who allege they had affairs with Trump. Trump’s former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty to bank fraud, tax fraud and campaign finance law violations, has said the payments were made in order to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.
Additionally, Vance’s office has said its subpoena is part of an investigation into possible financial crimes by the Trump Organization.
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02/22/2021
