It May Be Now or Never in Trump Fight to Keep Records From House

Appeals panel will rule -- and high court could steer clear
Oversight role settled law, experts say; others see overreach

Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C.Photographer: Zach Gibson/Pool via Bloomberg

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By Andrew M Harris

July 8, 2019 at 8:00 AM UTC

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Time is tight for Donald Trump’s lawyers in their fight to keep the president’s financial records out of the hands of congressional Democrats.

Attorneys for the president on Friday will ask a U.S. appeals court panel in Washington to reverse a trial judge’s decision giving a House committee access to documents dating back to 2011, currently held by Trump’s longtime accounting firm, Mazars USA LLP.