Trump Lawyers: New York Tax Return Law No Longer Applies Since He’s Not President
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump told a judge on Monday that a New York law does not apply to the Republican because he is no longer president.
“While the TRUST Act is not the clearest statute, the best reading is that it does not apply to former Presidents,” the attorneys wrote in a filing.
The law in question, which was enacted in 2019, lets the state share tax return information with congressional committees.
Legislators who sponsored the bill said it was inspired by the Trump administration’s refusal to hand over Trump’s tax returns. House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) sought Trump’s tax returns that year but was turned down, triggering a lawsuit.