Trump will need to provide his tax returns to Manhattan prosecutors, judge says

Donald Trump.
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A federal judge has dismissed President Trump's lawsuit to prevent Manhattan prosecutors from obtaining eight years of his tax returns.

Manhattan's district attorney's office last month subpoenaed Trump's accounting firm, Mazars USA, for eight years of his personal and corporate tax returns, with this coming as part of an investigation into hush money payments made during the 2016 presidential election to silence women alleging affairs with Trump. Trump had been seeking to block this subpoena with a lawsuit, arguing he's immune from investigations while president, The New York Times reports.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.