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An appeals court has cleared the way for the release of former US President Donald Trump’s tax records to a House committee. The District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday ultimately rejected a request from the ex-president.

The decision means Trump must release his tax positions to the committee. However, it is believed Trump’s lawyers will now try to appeal to the country’s Supreme Court.

The ex-president has resisted the release of his tax documents for years. The Treasury Department of the administration of Trump’s successor Joe Biden last year ordered the IRS to hand over the documents to the committee.

Contrary to US political practice, the real estate entrepreneur Trump had not made his tax returns public, either as a presidential candidate or after he moved to the White House. Critics therefore suspect that he has something to hide.

The appeals court had already rejected Trump’s request in August, upholding the decision of a lower court. The ex-president then requested a re-examination, which has now also been rejected. Trump faces a number of legal problems. In addition to the dispute over the removal of secret government documents, several lawsuits are pending against him. (sda/dpa)