, Columnist
Welcome to the War Over Donald Trump’s Wallet
The president just sued his own banks to keep them from assisting Congress. But the U.S. needs to take a deep, transparent look at his finances.
How did he do that?
Photographer: Peter Kramer/Getty Images North AmericaLast week, President Donald Trump, while inveighing against Robert Mueller, Democrats, and “the swamp,” assured the public that “I have been the most transparent president and administration in the history of our country.”
On Monday, in a lawsuit that Trump, his three eldest children, and his company filed in a federal court in Manhattan against Deutsche Bank AG and Capital One Financial Corporation, he made clear that when it comes to his wallet and his business history he’s actually not all that interested in transparency.
