President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a subpoena for his tax returns, bringing the matter to the nation's highest court for a second time.
The Supreme Court previously ruled the president was not entitled to the kind of immunity from the subpoena that he sought. In the prior ruling, Chief Justice John Roberts, writing the 7-2 majority opinion, concluded that "no citizen, not even the President, is categorically above the common duty to produce evidence when called upon in a criminal proceeding."
Roberts returned the case to a lower court to allow Trump to "raise further arguments as appropriate," such as claims about the subpoenas' burden on his official duties.
This time the president is arguing the subpoena "crosses the line," is "overbroad and lacking a good faith basis."
"The Court unanimously remanded this case to the district court so 'the President may raise further arguments as appropriate.' Those arguments include the two the President raised in a second amended complaint: the Mazars subpoena is an overbroad 'fishing expedition' and was issued 'in bad faith' to harass him," the Trump filing states.
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