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February 23, 2021

Supreme Court Won't Block Release of Trump Tax Returns to Manhattan Prosecutors
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The Supreme Court has refused to block the release of former President
Trump's tax returns to a grand jury convened by Manhattan District
Attorney Cy Vance. Trump blasted the move in a statement, calling it a
"threat to the very foundation of our liberty." New York prosecutors are
investigating hush-money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels
during the 2016 presidential campaign and whether the reimbursements
made to Michael Cohen, Trump's former lawyer and fixer, were illegally
accounted for as a legal expense.


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