Andrew Harris

House Democrats’ lawsuit seeking President Donald Trump’s federal tax returns was put on hold as a judge said he’s waiting for a higher court’s ruling in a separate case on whether Congress can make ex-White House counsel Don McGahn testify.

The president should have a chance to block House Democrats from obtaining his New York state tax returns, a federal judge decided, in a boost for the president as he fends off other subpoenas for his financial records while facing an impeachment inquiry.

For the second time in less than a week President Donald Trump said he’ll go to the U.S. Supreme Court to appeal court rulings threatening to expose his tax records.

The president, under siege from House Democrats weighing impeachment, suffered a stinging blow as a federal appeals court upheld a subpoena ordering his accountants to provide Congress with his financial records.

The administration claims the Committee on Ways and Means — controlled by Democrats — is improperly attempting to enlist the judiciary in its fight with the Executive Branch.

House Democrats’ lawsuit seeking to quickly compel the Treasury Department and IRS to hand over the president’s tax returns won’t be decided faster than any ordinary case.