President Donald Trump has appealed to the Supreme Court to keep his tax returns from New York prosecutors, according to his counsel, Jay Sekulow.
Trump appealed to reverse a lower court order that required his accountants, Mazars USA, to turn over eight years of tax returns.
He added, “We are hopeful that the Supreme Court will grant review in this significant constitutional case and reverse the dangerous and damaging decision of the appeals court.”
The district attorney’s office has said, “There is no such thing as presidential immunity for tax returns,” according to ABC.
Last week, a federal appeals court in New York said Manhattan prosecutors could subpoena against Mazars USA over Trump’s financial records.
The president’s team has said they are attempting to shield tax returns from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, headed by Cyrus Vance Jr., who is investigating payments made to two women.
It added, “Instead, after reviewing historical and legal precedent, we conclude only that presidential immunity does not bar the enforcement of a state grand jury subpoena directing a third party to produce non-privileged material, even when the subject matter under investigation pertains to the president.”
The wrangling over the Trump’s tax returns has frequently drawn backlash from the president himself.
At the same time, in a separate case involving his taxes, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that House Democrats can obtain the financial records.