In a second lawsuit responding to a U. S. House investigation, President Donald Trump and three of his children have sued a pair of banks…
In a second lawsuit responding to a U. S. House investigation, President Donald Trump and three of his children have sued a pair of banks to prevent them from providing Trump family financial records to Congress pursuant to subpoenas.
While Democrats cast the lawsuit as another effort to thwart investigations of Trump’s activities, the president’s private attorneys said they are seeking to protect the “privacy rights” of the president and his family.
Democratic subpoenas “seek information going back decades from anyone with even a tangential connection to the President, including children, minors and spouses,” said the statement from Trump attorneys Will Consovoy, Patrick Strawbridge and Marc L. Mukasey.
Trump and three children – Ivanka, Eric, and Donald, Jr. – are suing Deutsche Bank and Capital One. In the lawsuit filed late Monday in New York City, Trump asked the court to declare the subpoenas invalid and prevent the banks from complying with the congressional orders.
The complaint is the latest in a series of disputes between the White House and congressional Democrats over investigations targeting the president. Trump last week filed a federal lawsuit to block the Democratic-controlled House from obtaining financial records from his business’ longtime accountant.
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“The subpoenas were issued to harass President Donald J.
