Trump had petitioned the Supreme Court for a stay on a lower court ruling, which was issued on October 7 last year. Today the Supreme Court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, rejected Trump's request without comment and with no noted dissents. "The Supreme Court should never have let this 'fishing expedition' happen, but they did. WATCH: Michael Cohen discusses Supreme Court decision not to stop grand jury from getting fmr. President Trump's tax returns.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 22, 2021 21:07 UTC