Don’t hold your breath on seeing Donald Trump’s taxes before the election – CNN

But don't assume that we'll be getting a look at the President's tax returns before heading to the polls on November 3. Chances are we still won't.

1) The Supreme Court could push the decision back down to the lower courts to sort out. And there were indications during Tuesday's oral arguments that we might be headed in that direction.

Later, in his year-end letter on the state of the judiciary, Roberts counseled his fellow judges to "celebrate our strong and independent judiciary, a key source of national unity and stability," and to "reflect on our duty to judge without fear of favor, deciding each matter with humility, integrity and dispatch."

Issuing a definitive ruling on the tax returns of the President of the United States five-ish months before the 2020 election isn't the sort of thing that will knock down the growing perception that the court is too political.

"Chief Justice John Roberts signaled from the start that he is looking for a path that avoids absolute rules and could bridge, to some extent in these polarized times, the dueling sides.

"But even as he appeared ready to reject the hard-line Trump positions in both cases, if he opts for what the Justice Department raises as middle ground, the chief justice would ultimately make it difficult to enforce the subpoenas against Trump."

In short: The possibility exists that the court issues a ruling in late June or early July that forces the White House to comply with the House's subpoena of Trump's financial records. But there are several ways that the justices could get out of offering such a decision in the midst of a presidential campaign -- and it seems likely they will do just that.

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Don't hold your breath on seeing Donald Trump's taxes before the election - CNN