A federal judge upheld a congressional subpoena seeking Donald Trump’s financial records from an accounting firm, dealing a blow to the president’s recent efforts to resist Democratic investigations.
A federal judge upheld a congressional subpoena seeking President Donald Trump’s financial records from an accounting firm, dealing a blow to the president’s efforts to resist Democratic investigations.
U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta’s ruling means that Mazars USA must comply with the House Oversight and Reform Committee’s subpoena for eight years of Trump’s financial records, though the president is certain to appeal the ruling.The president filed suit last month to block the subpoena, arguing that it amounted to an abuse of congressional authority.
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