A federal appeals court in New York on Tuesday upheld the legality of congressional subpoenas seeking President Trump’s banking records but said sensitive personal information should be protected. The court said the application by the president and his children to block the subpoenas was properly denied by a judge this year. The House Financial Services and Intelligence committees have asked Deutsche Bank and Capital One to turn over records related to Trump’s business ventures. In May, U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos said Trump and his company were “highly unlikely” to succeed in proving that the subpoenas were unlawful and unconstitutional. The 2nd Circuit agreed, though it said the lower court should implement a procedure protecting sensitive personal information.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 03, 2019 15:49 UTC