The Justice Department has asked a judge to pause a case involving the Democratic attempt to obtain President Trump's financial records. The reason: the President is too busy to deal with it.
After a morning court hearing where Trump sought to hold off the congressional subpoena of his accounting firm, the Justice Department told a separate federal judge overseeing a different court case that congressional Democrats should pause their pursuit of his records.The reason they gave: the President is too busy to deal with it.This new attempt to stop Democrats from collecting Trump's business information comes amid a growing battle between Congress and Trump for financial records.
The Justice Department responded on behalf of Trump on Tuesday, asking Sullivan to pause the case so that Trump can appeal.A pause in the litigation would mean that congressional Democrats couldn't seek records and other evidence meant to build their court case.
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