Trump appeals ruling allowing Congress to see his financial records
Posted on AllSides May 21st, 2019
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a federal judge’s ruling against his attempt to block a House of Representatives committee from seeking his financial records, according to a court filing.
Lawyers for Trump and his company filed the appeal in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia one day after a U.S. district judge backed the House Oversight Committee’s subpoena for Trump’s financial records from his accounting firm Mazars LLP.
The lower court’s decision on Monday handed an early setback for the Republican president in his legal battle with...