Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Trump Finances

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court has finished hearing arguments in two cases involving President Donald Trump’s bid to keep his tax, bank and other financial records private. Though the justices’ discussion was lengthy, it was unclear whether they would uphold lower court decisions that found subpoenas to Trump’s accountant and banks by Manhattan prosecutors and Congress should be enforced. The arguments were conducted by telephone because of the coronavirus. They lasted about three hours and 20 minutes. That’s about an hour and 20 minutes longer than questioning would have lasted in the courtroom. Chief Justice John Roberts allowed some latitude for additional rounds of questioning. The last day of scheduled phone arguments is Wednesday.