Trump will further challenge Manhattan DA's subpoena following Supreme Court decision on tax records
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« on: July 15, 2020, 12:48:00 PM »

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(CNN) -- Lawyers for President Donald Trump said Wednesday they will raise additional challenges to the Manhattan district attorney's subpoena for his financial records after the Supreme Court ruled a president does not have broad immunity against a state grand jury investigation.

In a joint filing made with the lower court judge, lawyers for Trump cited a concurring opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and joined by Neil Gorsuch, that said the President "may raise further arguments as appropriate," including whether the subpoena is too broad and if it would impede the President's ability to carry out his job.

"The President intends to raise some or all of these arguments in his forthcoming Second Amended Complaint," Trump's lawyers wrote.

Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that the President was not immune from a state grand jury investigation, dealing a victory to the Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance. His office is investigating whether the President and his company violated state law relating to the hush-money payments made to women who alleged affairs with the President and their reimbursement to former fixer Michael Cohen.

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/15/politics/trump-lawsuit-tax-records/index.html
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