Donald Trump lashes out after judge clears way for controversial tax returns to be released

Subscribe to the Evening Standard on YouTube:    / @thelondonstandard   Donald Trump has hit out at investigators conducting "the greatest witch hunt in history" after a US judge lifted the final obstacle for New York prosecutors to release his tax returns. District Judge Victor Marrero's on Thursday turned down a last-ditch legal challenge by the president's lawyers. His ruling came after the Supreme Court ruled in July that Mr Trump was not exempt from being ordered to release his tax records through a subpoena. Mr Trump has argued through his legal team that the subpoena by Manhattan district attorney for his tax records was made in bad faith, could have been politically motivated and amounted to harassment. Lawyers for district attorney Cyrus Vance lawyers said they were entitled to the tax returns as part of a “complex financial investigation” - citing public reports of “extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organisation”. Read more: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world...