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In a blow to Donald Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by the former president to prevent a congressional committee from obtaining his federal income tax returns.
The high court's brief order came less than a month after Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily stopped the Internal Revenue Service from handing over Trump's tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee, which is set to receive six years of federal filings from the former president and his companies.
"We've been waiting 1,329 days for Trump's tax returns, almost as long as the American Civil War," tweeted Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.). "At long last the Supreme Court has moved to end this farce. Now let our committee get these documents. Let the sunlight in. Amen."
This content originally appeared on Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community and was authored by Brett Wilkins.