Judge Sides With New York Officials in Trump Tax Return Lawsuit
A federal judge on Monday dismissed two New York officials from President Trump’s lawsuit over his state tax returns.
Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee in federal district court in Washington, D.C., ruled that the D.C.-based court doesn’t have jurisdiction over the New York officials: Attorney General Letitia James and state tax official Michael Schmidt.
“Mr. Trump bears the burden of establishing personal jurisdiction, but his allegations do not establish that the District of Columbia’s long-arm statute is satisfied here with respect to either Defendant,” Nichols wrote.
He added that Trump could renew his claims against the New York officials if future events trigger the D.C. statute, or he can sue the New York officials in their home state.
New York enacted a law in July that allows Congress’s tax committees to request public officials’ state tax returns from the state’s department of taxation and finance.
The lawsuit over the New York tax-return law is one of several legal cases involving Trump’s tax returns.
