The fight over access to President Donald Trump’s tax returns and financial records in the possession of his accounting firm, Mazars USA, will be fast-tracked to the Supreme Court in time for a decision in this term, under an agreement struck Monday between Trump’s attorneys and the Manhattan District Attorney in New York. Manhattan DA, Trump … Read more
In February, Donald Trump’s former “fixer,” Michael Cohen, testified to Congress that Trump had adjusted figures up or down, as necessary, to obtain loans and avoid taxes. “It was my experience that Mr. Trump inflated his total assets when it served his purposes,” Cohen testified, “and deflated his assets to reduce his real estate taxes.” … Read more
“Tired of so much winning” yet? The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected President Trump’s appeal to block the release of his tax returns to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. The court’s decision affirmed that the Committee has the authority to subpoena the financial documents of the president and that … Read more
Last Friday, Politico reported House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff alleged that the nation’s top intelligence official is illegally withholding a whistleblower complaint, possibly to protect President Donald Trump or senior White House officials. Schiff accuses top intel official of illegally withholding ‘urgent’ whistleblower complaint: Schiff issued a subpoena for the complaint, accusing acting Director of … Read more
Earlier this week, the Manhattan district attorney subpoenas Trump’s tax returns in probe of hush money payments: Prosecutors in New York have subpoenaed President Donald Trump’s accounting firm for eight years of his personal and corporate tax returns, multiple news outlets reported Monday. The subpoena, first reported by the New York Times, was issued by … Read more