House Democrats want Capital One bank to turn over a host of financial records about President Trump and the Trump International Hotel. The bank responded that it needs a subpoena from the Democrats to comply with the request.
The bank responded that it needs a subpoena from the Democrats to comply with the request.The new demand is the latest development in the growing number of investigations launched by subpoena-wielding House Democrats over all aspects of Trump's presidency, business life and financial ties.
News of the Democratic probe was revealed in a letter from Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, the ranking member of the Oversight Committee, and North Carolina Republican Rep. Mark Meadows, who attacked Democrats for overreach in their document request."As we understand the focus of the request, it broadly seeks 15 separate categories and subcategories of material relating to the finances and holdings of business entities previously associated with President Trump," they wrote in the memo.
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