President Donald Trump speaks during an event held in the East Room of the White House to commemorate a record number of judicial confirmations by the Republican-controlled Senate on Nov. 6, 2019. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM. Trump Launches New Legal Bid to Block Disclosure of Tax Returns to Congress
"The requests are tailored to, and in practical operation will affect, only President Trump," Trump's lawyers wrote. "The requests single out President Trump because he is a Republican and a political opponent. They were made to retaliate against President Trump because of his policy positions, his political beliefs, and his protected speech, including the positions he took during the 2016 and 2020 campaigns."
August 04, 2021 at 10:44 AM
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Government
Attorneys for Donald Trump on Wednesday formally began a new effort to shield the former president's tax returns from Congress, after the Biden administration said it planned to abide by a new Department of Justice legal memo finding officials had to comply with lawmakers' requests for the documents.
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