President Trump Submits Emergency Appeal to Supreme Court

President Trump requested the Supreme Court to block a judge’s order that the IRS give years of his tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee later this week.

“The request came on the heels of Trump losing his effort at the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., to reverse that order,” CNBC stated.

“If the Supreme Court grants Trump’s application to delay the order, it could thwart the Democratic-controlled committee from receiving the returns for several more years — at the very least.”

Republicans are expected to regain the House of Representatives following next week’s midterm elections, according to the latest polls.

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If Republicans indeed regain the House, the witch-hunt for Trump's tax returns is expected to end.

“This case raises important questions about the separation of powers that will affect every future President,” Trump’s lawyers said in their emergency application to Chief Justice John Roberts.

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CNBC reported:

The chief justice has authority over such petitions from cases arising from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

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Trump’s lawyers asked the court to act by Wednesday to delay an appeals court ruling that cleared the way for the IRS to deliver the tax returns on Thursday.

The delay would give Trump time to formally ask the high court to hear an appeal of the ruling. But the lawyers also said the Supreme Court could consider Monday’s filing itself a request to hear the case.

The filing accused the committee of trying to get Trump’s tax returns solely for the purpose of releasing them to the public, and not for a review of IRS audits of presidents, as the House panel has stated.

Trump’s attorney William Consovoy and a spokeswoman for the Ways and Means Committee did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

If the Supreme Court grants Trump’s application, it could thwart the Democratic-controlled committee from receiving the returns for several more years — at the very least.

A Supreme Court case challenging the order could take months or longer to resolve.

Read the emergency application HERE.