Judges surprise attorneys for Trump’s bankers by asking about his tax returns

Washington Post logoThe hearing featured arguments over whether Deutsche Bank and Capital One should have to comply with subpoenas from Congress.

NEW YORK — Attorneys for Deutsche Bank and Capital One repeatedly refused to tell a federal appeals court Friday whether the banks have President Trump’s tax returns, citing “contractual obligations” for rebuffing the court’s questions.

Trump is appealing a district court ruling that cleared the way for the banks to hand over years of financial records from the president, his three eldest children and the president’s companies to two House committees.

Toward the end of Friday’s hearing, the three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit considering the appeal asked the banks’ attorneys whether the documents subject to the subpoenas could potentially include the president’s tax returns.

View the complete August 23 article by Renae Merle on The Washington Post website here.