| Megathread: Appeals court refuses to block House subpoena for Trump’s financial records Posted: 03 Dec 2019 08:54 AM PST The House of Representatives can access President Trump's private financial records from two banks, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, finding a "public interest" in refusing to block congressional subpoenas. The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit came in the ongoing legal battle Trump has waged to shield his private business records from disclosure — including in two cases that have already reached the Supreme Court. The New York-based appeals court upheld Congress's broad investigative authority and ordered Deutsche Bank and Capital One to comply with the House subpoenas for the president's financial information. The court gave the president seven days to seek review by the Supreme Court in the case pre-dates the public impeachment proceedings in the House. In a 106-page ruling, the court said the House committees' "interests in pursuing their constitutional legislative function is a far more significant public interest than whatever public interest inheres in avoiding the risk of a Chief Executive's distraction arising from disclosure of documents reflecting his private financial transactions." The ruling is not stayed yet, but like the subpoenas to Trump's accountants the president is likely to move for a stay pending higher court review.
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