NEW YORK - US President Donald Trump must provide his tax returns to the Manhattan district attorney, a federal judge ruled again, rejecting the president’s arguments.

The ruling by Judge Victor Marrero of Manhattan Federal Court is the latest turn in a yearlong legal fight over the subpoena, which has already reached the Supreme Court once and could end up there again if, as expected, Mr. Trump appeals.

The federal judge on Thursday rejected President Trump’s latest effort to block the Manhattan district attorney from obtaining his tax returns, roundly dismissing Mr. Trump’s arguments that the prosecutor’s grand jury subpoena was “wildly overbroad” and issued in bad faith.

The Supreme Court, in a landmark decision last month, denied Mr. Trump’s initial argument that a sitting president had immunity from criminal investigation. But that ruling opened the door for the president to return to the lower court in Manhattan and raise other objections to the subpoena.

The legal wrangling means an ultimate decision is unlikely before the November presidential election.

The district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., a Democrat, has been seeking eight years of Mr. Trump’s personal and business returns and other financial records as part of an investigation into the president’s business practices.

 

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