Trump just petitioned the Supreme Court to shield his tax returns from federal prosecutors, in a test of separation-of-powers

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• President Donald Trump's personal lawyers filed a petition to the Supreme Court, setting up a potential showdown between the two branches of government and putting the "separation-of-powers" precedent to the test.
• The filing lists Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. as the respondent; Vance is attempting to enforce a grand jury subpoena to obtain eight years of Trump's tax records.
• The petition, which was obtained by The Washington Post, argues that Trump is protected under "presidential immunity." Vance has rejected the president's claim to immunity in the investigation, saying that the president is attempting to "invent and enforce a new presidential 'tax return privilege.'"
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President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court Thursday to shield his tax returns from investigation by federal prosecutors.

Trump's personal lawyers filed a petition to the Supreme Court, setting up a potential showdown between the two branches of government.

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