Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Effort To Keep Financial Records From Congress

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 30: U.S. President Donald Trump gives pauses to answer a reporters' question about a whistleblower as he leaves the Oval Office after hosting the ceremonial swearing in of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia at the White House September 30, 2019 in Washington, DC. Scalia was nominated by Trump to lead the Labor Department after Alex Acosta resigned under criticism over a plea deal he reached with Jeffrey Epstein. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The DC Circuit Court has rejected Donald Trump’s appeal to keep his financial records from the House Oversight Committee.

NOW: The DC Circuit has affirmed a lower court order rejecting Trump's legal challenge to House Dems' subpoena seeking financial records from Trump's accounting firm — waiting on the full opinion, here's the one-page summary pic.twitter.com/UKTQDZ0PRL
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CNN writes: In a 2-1 ruling, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a lower court ruling saying the firm must turn over eight years of accounting records.

MORE: U.S. Circuit Judge David Tatel, one of the three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals panel, rejected Trump's argument that House Democrats had no legitimate reason to seek his financial records pic.twitter.com/Z0gqGRev4a
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