The Supreme Court rules against Trump and confirms the order to pay his taxes to the Democrats in the House of Representatives

The Supreme Court declined a request by lawyers for former President Donald Trump to block an order for the IRS to release his tax returns to a US House of Representatives committee investigating his business dealings.

No dissenting opinions were identified in the order issued on Tuesday.

Trump had fought the motion by House Ways and Means Committee chairman Richard Neal, a Massachusetts Democrat, first introduced in 2019. On Oct. 31, Trump filed an emergency motion in the Supreme Court to block a lower court’s order clearing taxes.

The former president’s lawyers had argued that handing over his taxes was an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers. They also argued that the demand for the taxes was politically motivated and excessive.

“We knew the strength of our case, we stayed the course, we followed the counsel’s advice, and eventually our case was upheld by the country’s highest court,” Neal said said after the verdict.

The Treasury provides the Committee with six years of tax returns.

The Speaker of the Democratic House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi of California, responded to the ruling with a short explanation.

“The House looks forward to receiving and reviewing these documents promptly,” she said in part.

“These documents are critical to fulfilling the House’s constitutional mandate: safeguarding the public interest, defending our national security, and holding our officials accountable,” she claimed.

Pelosi will pass the House gavel to her Republican successor after Democrats narrowly lost control of the US House of Representatives in November’s midterm elections.

The Supreme Court consists of six justices who are considered conservative and only three liberal, with three conservatives appointed by Trump.

Here is more about the Supreme Court ruling:

Supreme Court authorizes release of Trump’s tax records to Congress | LiveNOW by FOX

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