UPDATE: Trump sues in bid to block congressional subpoena of financial records

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Washington Post

President Trump and his business on Monday sued House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) in a bid to block a congressional subpoena of his financial records. The lawsuit seeks a court order to prevent Trump’s accounting firm from complying with what his lawyers say is an improper use of subpoena power by congressional Democrats.

“Democrats are using their new control of congressional committees to investigate every aspect of President Trump’s personal finances, businesses, and even his family,” the filing by Trump claims. “Instead of working with the President to pass bipartisan legislation that would actually benefit Americans, House Democrats are singularly obsessed with finding something they can use to damage the President politically.”

The filing, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, further escalates a clash between the White House and the Democratic House over congressional oversight.


( Read Trump’s complaint against the House Oversight Committee )


Last week, Cummings subpoenaed Mazars, an accounting firm long used by Trump. For more than a decade, Mazars and a predecessor firm signed off on financial statements for Trump that he used when seeking loans. Some of the statements include frequent exaggerations or inaccuracies and were accompanied by a note from the firm saying it was not responsible for the accuracy of the information. The Oversight committee on March 20 asked the company for copies of “statements of financial condition” and audits prepared for Trump and several of his companies, including the one that owns the Trump International Hotel in downtown Washington. The panel also requested supporting documents used to produce the reports and communications between the firm and Trump.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-sues-in-bid-to-block-congressional-subpoena-of-financial-records/2019/04/22/a98de3d0-6500-11e9-82ba-fcfeff232e8f_story.html

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Last update of article -

President Trump and his business on Monday sued House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) in a bid to block a congressional subpoena of his financial records.

The lawsuit seeks a court order to prevent Trump's accounting firm from complying with what
his lawyers say is an improper use of subpoena power by congressional Democrats.

"Democrats are singularly obsessed with finding something they can use to damage the President politically," the filing by Trump claims.

Last week, Cummings subpoenaed Mazars, an accounting firm used by Trump. The filing, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, further escalates the clash between the White House and the Democratic House over congressional oversight.

Original article and headline -

Trump and his business sue House Oversight chairman to block congressional subpoena of financial records


By Washington Post Staff
April 22 at 9:21 AM

President Trump is seeking a court order to prevent his accounting firm from complying with what his lawyers say is an illegitimate use of congressional subpoena power by congressional Democrats.

In a filing Monday morning, the president claims, "Democrats are singularly obsessed with finding something they can use to damage the President politically."

Last week, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) subpoenaed Mazars, an accounting firm used by Trump.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2019/04/22/trump-and-his-business-sue-house-oversight-chairman-to-block-congressional-subpoena-of-financial-records/?utm_term.88aa12b1eb62

[beachbum bob]

1. house investigatory power is pretty sweeping, I would have been surprised if a lawsuit was NOT filed

by trump. All obstruction will be thrown at all investigations. No surprise, why do you think trump been stacking the courts?

[Ninga]

2. Clearly, tRump will use every method possible to delay and further obstruct.

Filing Articles of Impeachment will bring stonewalling to its knees.

[PeeJ52]

3. Does the pResident not remember Whitewater???

That was almost 15 years before Clinton became President. That was what the Starr investigations began with and ended in impeachment over Monica Lewinski. Sorry, but being singularly obsessed with finding something they can use to damage the President politically is allowed. It's been done before, by Republicans. There is precedence.

[onecaliberal]

5. That. So much, that.

[Gothmog]

4. trump is worried

Link to tweet

[Iliyah]

6. When is he not worried.

t-rump is pure evil.

[Cracklin Charlie]

7. He needs to stay worried, then.

Go get him, Rep. Cummings!

[Gothmog]

10. This will be fun to watch

Link to tweet

[cstanleytech]

8. A clear sign that he has something to hide.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

9. From thread at Popehat: Am I the only one who feels like "financial statements" should be in quotes?

Am I the only one who feels like “financial statements” should be in quotes?

Link to tweet

And Comic Sans

Link to tweet

[BumRushDaShow]

11. Thanks for the Popehat reminder

Haven't checked in with him (them) for awhile!

[soryang]

12. Is impeachment outside the scope of Oversight Committee jurisdiction?

this petition for injunctive relief seems very narrowly drawn. They claim there is no valid legislative object of inquiry under the constitution.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. I believe that is the role of the House Judiciary Committee

Oversight has plenty that they can do anyway, although I expect whatever info they may come up in their hearings would be useful for Judiciary if/when they decide to go forward.

[C_U_L8R]

13. "Never let them see you sweat"

Trumpstain is showing his flopsweat and he’s quite afraid. This suit is a yet another tantrum in plain sight. Just like a cheap crook.

[ancianita]

15. Courts won't support his interests over those of Congress and The People.

The Dems are NOT obsessed. It's the lizard who's obsessed with hiding what he KNOWS will reveal his criminality, once it get sunlight.

His obsession with secrecy about his business dealings already damages him politically.

He's never needed the Democrats' help with that.

[sakabatou]

16. Sounds like he has a LOT to hide

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

17. What's he hiding?

If his business are legal and ethical he should have nothing to worry about.

[ck4829]

18. Kick