The New York-based appeals court upheld Congress’s broad investigative authority and ordered Deutsche Bank and Capital One to comply with the House subpoenas for the president’s financial information. The House Intelligence and Financial Services committees are seeking more than 10 years of financial records on Trump, his three oldest children — Eric, Donald Jr. and Ivanka — and Trump’s businesses. ADThe appeals court was reviewing a district court decision from May that cleared the way for the House subpoenas. ADThe ruling from the 2nd Circuit is the third time a federal appeals court has upheld subpoenas for Trump’s business records. Last month, the federal appeals court in Washington let stand an earlier ruling against the president, affirming that Congress can seek eight years of Trump’s tax records.

Source: Washington Post December 03, 2019 15:44 UTC