A person walks outside the U.S. Supreme Court as justices hear oral arguments by teleconference in related cases involving U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to block Democratic-led congressional committees from getting access to his financial records in Washington, U.S., May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a major showdown over presidential powers, U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared divided over President Donald Trump's bid to prevent congressional Democrats from obtaining his financial records but seemed more open toward a New York prosecutor's attempt to secure similar records.
The court's conservative majority signaled concern about improper "harassment" of Trump - who is seeking re-election on Nov. 3 - by three Democratic-led House of Representatives committees seeking his records. In the New York case, the conservative justices joined the court's liberals in indicating skepticism toward broad arguments by Trump's lawyer for complete immunity from criminal investigation for a sitting president.
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