{"id":18209,"date":"2021-02-23T04:34:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T09:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=18209"},"modified":"2021-02-23T04:34:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T09:34:20","slug":"donald-trump-ordered-to-hand-over-tax-returns-to-prosecutors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2021\/02\/23\/donald-trump-ordered-to-hand-over-tax-returns-to-prosecutors\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump ordered to hand over tax returns to prosecutors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Donald Trump has been ordered by the US Supreme Court to hand over his tax returns and other financial records to prosecutors in New York.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The former US president has been refusing to release the documents for several years, despite a precedent that presidential candidates should do so.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A lower court had earlier ruled that the records were pertinent to a criminal investigation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The ruling does not necessarily mean the files will be made public.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The financial documents should be provided as\u00a0evidence to a grand jury to be scrutinised<\/a>\u00a0in secret, and might only later become public as part of an indictment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A grand jury is set up by a prosecutor to determine whether there is enough evidence to pursue a prosecution. The jury is given investigative powers and can issue subpoenas to compel people to testify.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The US Supreme Court’s decision is a blow to Mr Trump, who has been in a legal battle to protect his records from a grand jury for months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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