Justice Department Backs Trump’s Suit Over Accountant Records
- President asks court to keep financial records from Democrats
- Appeals court asked government to weigh in on subpoena fight
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House.
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The U.S. Justice Department is backing President Donald Trump’s effort to thwart House Democrats seeking financial records held by his accountants at Mazars USA LLP.
The government’s lawyers told a federal appeals court largely the same things Trump’s attorneys had argued at a hearing last month: a subpoena served on Mazars by the House Oversight and Reform Committee earlier this year wasn’t properly authorized and lacked a legitimate legislative purpose.