they are expecting to hear oral arguments in the cases in march. that means a decision is expected by june right in the middle of the presidential contest, wolf. >> interesting indeed. potentially very, very significant. kara scannell, thank you for that report. more on the breaking news on the supreme court decision to hear the president's appeal. our chief white house correspondent jim acosta is joining us now. what are the reaction? what you picking up over there. >> reporter: wolf, the president's outside legal team are welcoming this move by the supreme court. we have a statement from jay sekulow, the president's principal counsel outside of the white house saying we are pleased that the supreme court granted review of the president's three pending cases. these cases raise significant constitutional issues. and the statement goes on to say we look forward to presenting our written and oral arguments. obviously, wolf, the president's legal team wants to keep the financial records and his tax returns under wraps. those financial records, those tax returns are like the holy grail as you know to the president's critics. they've been after those