A federal judge on Monday delivered good news to those holding out hope that the public will one day see Donald Trump’s tax returns
Good news for this woman today. Photo: NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images . In a 75-page ruling, Manhattan judge Victor Marrero slapped down Trump’s argument that sitting presidents cannot be criminally investigated. That allows the Manhattan district attorney to move forward with a subpoena on eight years of Trump’s tax returns. It won’t happen immediately though. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a temporary stay of the subpoena Monday morning.
While Michael Cohen, Trump’s former personal lawyer, initially paid Daniels, who says she had an affair with the president, Cohen said the Trump Organization later reimbursed him. Trump still denies the affair. Trump’s attempt to claim complete immunity from criminal investigation was novel, legal experts said last month when his lawyers put it forward. His team argued that the Constitution prevents the Manhattan DA, or any other state or local prosecutor, “from criminally investigating, prosecuting, or indicting the President while he is in office.” They said the Founding Fathers would have agreed:
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