A federal appeals court in
New York handed President
Donald Trump another legal defeat, ruling Tuesday that
Congress can see his banking records for investigations into possible foreign influence in U.S. politics or other misdeeds.
A panel of 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges said two banks, Deutsche Bank and Capital One, should comply with subpoenas from the House Financial Services and Intelligence committees seeking records related to Trump’s business ventures.
It rejected arguments that the subpoenas were meant merely to embarrass the president, though the court said Trump did deserve some privacy protections and outlined procedures for protecting some sensitive personal information in the documents from public disclosure.