Waters Vows Scrutiny of Trump-Deutsche Bank Ties If She Becomes Finance Chair

  • Lawmaker writes to colleagues in bid to lead finance committee
  • She predicts ‘challenging’ fight with Trump to guard consumers
Maxine Waters, center.Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
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Democrat Maxine Waters, in line to take over the House Financial Services Committee, told colleagues she would undertake a deep dive into President Donald Trump’s “money trail,” beginning with ties to Deutsche Bank AG.

In a obtained by Bloomberg, Waters promised that if she becomes the next chair of the panel with oversight over Wall Street she would look at Deutsche Bank and examine any so-called suspicious activity reports filed with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.