Trump Sues New York State To Block Tax Returns

September 19, 2019 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies

CBS News York reports:

President Donald Trump is asking a federal judge to block an effort by New York prosecutors to obtain his tax returns. Trump’s attorneys filed a lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court in New York.

Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow says the lawsuit is intended “to address the significant constitutional issues at stake in this case.” Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. recently subpoenaed Trump’s accounting firm for eight years of his state and federal tax returns.

Vance also has subpoenaed the Trump Organization for records related to payments former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen helped arrange to a porn actress who claimed she had an affair with Trump.

So Trump has just sued in federal court to block the Manhattan DA’s subpoena for 8 years of his tax returns & cited “constitutional” issues. A reminder: there would be no such issues if he did what other presidents/candidates have done–release his tax returns.

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) September 19, 2019