President Trump, shown above Wednesday at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, is fighting congressional Democrats’ demands that he release tax forms and other financial statements. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)Lawyers for President Trump called Congress’s demands for his tax returns unconstitutional Wednesday, urging a federal judge to block a House Oversight Committee subpoena for years of his financial statements. 1 and any similar proposal to regulate the President’s finances would be unconstitutional. Trump sues in bid to block congressional subpoena of financial recordsTrump is fighting with Congress and others on multiple fronts to prevent his private financial information from being released to the public. [Trump moves to resist House inquiries, setting up fight over congressional subpoena powers]House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.)

Source: Washington Post May 09, 2019 01:07 UTC