Supreme Court debates Trump's ability to keep financial information and taxes secret

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Washington (CNN)The Supreme Court will consider Tuesday whether the House of Representatives and a New York prosecutor can subpoena President Donald Trump's accounting firm and banks for his financial documents, two momentous disputes concerning separation of powers and Trump's broad claims of immunity. Arguments in the cases, conducted over the telephone because of the coronavirus pandemic, come after Trump has sought for years to shield his tax returns and other records, while his critics launched a variety of investigations into hush money payments and potential violations of financial disclosure as well as ethics rules. Now the justices, including two of Trump's nominees, will be drawn...

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