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US Supreme Court paves path to obtain Trump’s tax returns

Former US President Donald Trump has fought for years to keep his tax returns out of the public eye [File: Andrew Harnik/AP Photo]

The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the imminent handover of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to a congressional committee after a three-year legal fight.

The court, without comment, rejected Trump’s plea for an order that would have prevented the US Department of the Treasury from giving six years of tax returns for Trump and some of his businesses to the Democrat-controlled House Ways and Means Committee.

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