Trump Records Must Be Given to the House, Appeals Court Says
- Ruling comes days after blow to Trump in separate N.Y. case
- Appeals court rejects claim subpoenas lacked legislative point
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President Donald Trump, under siege from House Democrats weighing impeachment, suffered a stinging blow as a federal appeals court upheld a subpoena ordering his accountants to provide Congress with his financial records.
The ruling, by a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, means Trump will lose control of his long-secret financial records at Mazars USA LLP unless the full court reconsiders the decision or the U.S. Supreme Court blocks it.