Trump sues to try and block New York prosecutors from getting his tax returns
Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr after New York City prosecutors subpoenaed the president’s tax returns while probing his financial dealings, according to a new report.
The lawsuit arrived after it was reported this week Manhattan District Attorney's office recently sent a subpoena to Mr Trump’s accounting firm seeking the last eight years of state and federal tax returns for the president and his company, the Trump Organisation.
Asked about the subpoena as he left the White House on Monday, Mr Trump said: “I don’t know anything about it.”
A lawyer for the Trump Organisation, Marc Mukasey, said he is “evaluating the situation and will respond as appropriate.”
Mr Vance, a Democrat, subpoenaed the Trump Organisation last month for records related to payments Mr Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, helped arrange to a porn actress who claimed she had an affair with the president prior to his 2016 election.
The District Attorney's office is also pursuing a state mortgage fraud case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. More follows…
