U.S. to Join Fight Over New York’s Subpoena of Trump Taxes
- Manhattan D.A. seeks financial records linked to hush payments
- Trump claims broad immunity from criminal investigation
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The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan said the U.S. will join a legal fight between Donald Trump and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. over the president’s tax and other financial records.
U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman in Manhattan said in a letter to the judge Monday that the government intends to participate in the litigation and will file papers Wednesday. Last week, his office asked for a temporary halt to the enforcement of a state subpoena to Mazars USA LLP, Trump’s accountants, while the government considered whether to participate, suggesting the U.S may join in support of Trump.