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By May 17, 2021, Manhattan prosecutors already had Trump’s tax returns and related financial records, and the Supreme Court fight over the subpoena had been lost. The public record showed an active criminal investigation into broader Trump Organization financial practices, not a completed case or any announced charges.
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By May 17, 2021, Manhattan prosecutors already had Trump’s tax returns and related financial records, and the Supreme Court fight over the subpoena had been lost. The public record showed an active criminal investigation into broader Trump Organization financial practices, not a completed case or any announced charges.
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By May 17, 2021, Manhattan prosecutors already had Trump’s tax returns and related financial records, and the Supreme Court fight over the subpoena had been lost. The public record showed an active criminal investigation into broader Trump Organization financial practices, not a completed case or any announced charges.
By May 4, 2021, Trump’s fight over his tax and financial records was still unresolved, but the key turning point had already come on February 22, when the Supreme Court let Manhattan prosecutors keep pursuing the records. May 4 was a continuation of that legal posture, not a fresh ruling.
The key action in Donald Trump’s fight over financial records came in February 2021, when the Supreme Court declined to block a Manhattan grand jury subpoena and prosecutors said they had the records in hand days later. The legal fight did not end there, but the main milestone was the February 22-25 sequence, not a new April ruling.
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