Roberts delays handover of Trump tax returns to House panel

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Roberts delays handover of Trump tax returns to House panelWASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday put a temporary hold on the handover of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to a congressional committee.The chief justice handles emergency appeals from the nation’s capital, where the fight over Trump’s taxes has been going on since 2019.The court separately is weighing Sen. Lindsey Graham’s emergency appeal to avoid having to testify before a Georgia grand jury that is investigating potential illegal interference by Trump and his allies in the 2020 election in the state.Affirmative action in jeopardy after justices raise doubtsTrump asks justices to keep tax returns from House committeeSupreme Court rejects Turkey's bid to stop US brawl lawsuitsJustices’ past affirmative action views, in their own wordsAlso before the court is an emergency appeal from Arizona Republican party chairwoman Kelli Ward to prevent the handover of phone records to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.The Justice Department, under the Trump administration, had defended a decision by then-Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to withhold the tax returns from Congress."

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