A federal judge in New York on Monday ruled President Trump’s accounting firm must turn over eight years of his personal and business tax returns, an order that was immediately put on hold by an appeals court. The decision came in a lawsuit filed by Mr. Trump against Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. and Mazars USA LLP, his longtime accounting firm. The Justice Department lawyers also said the dispute should remain in federal court, not state court as requested by Mr. Vance’s office. Mr. Vance’s prosecutors have said the tax returns would remain confidential because they are part of a grand-jury proceeding. During a hearing, a lawyer for Mr. Trump said he didn’t think Mr. Vance’s office could make this promise.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 07, 2019 13:32 UTC