WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments over whether Congress can subpoena President Trump’s personal financial records.
The court will hear two cases that deal with Democrat-led committees subpoenaing the sitting president’s records, including tax returns from Trump’s banks and records from the Trump Organization.
Trump last year asked the Supreme Court to hear his case as he tries to keep eight years of his personal tax returns out of the hands of the Democratic lawmakers, appealing a Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision that backed the committees’ authority.
One House Oversight Committee subpoena came after Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen testified that the president was lying on his tax returns.
The House Intelligence and Financial Services committees also subpoenaed two banks used by Trump and his business over allegations that he had accepted money from Russia.
Lawyers for Trump argue that state courts should not be allowed to investigate a sitting president, while Trump himself has accused the committees of trying to expose his personal information.