President TrumpDonald John TrumpKamala Harris: Barr ‘lied to Congress’ Trump to Palestinians in Gaza: ‘End the violence and work towards peace’ O’Rourke: Mueller report affirmed need for impeachment against Trump MORE’s attorneys on Friday filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to block two banks from handing over financial records pertaining to him, his family and his private businesses.
The filing was made as part of the president’s legal efforts to stop Deutsche Bank and Capital One from releasing the documents, requested in subpoenas issued by House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine WatersMaxine Moore WatersTrump takes fight with Dems to the courts Trump attorneys request preliminary injunction over subpoenas for financial records On The Money: US adds 263K jobs in April, crushing expectations | Warren, Dems call for probe of tax-prep companies | Biden faces dilemma from K Street allies MORE (D-Calif.) and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam SchiffAdam Bennett SchiffTrump takes fight with Dems to the courts Trump attorneys request preliminary injunction over subpoenas for financial records Dems go after Barr’s head MORE (D-Calif.).
In Friday’s filing, the president’s lawyers said that while the banks have agreed not to hand over the records until a judge makes an initial ruling in the case, they require an injunction in order to be able to fully argue in defense of the president.
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They added that if they lose this ruling, they will appeal the case to higher courts.
The attorneys wrote that Trump, his family and businesses “will suffer irreparable harm because, if this Court does not intervene to preserve the status quo, there will be no way to unring the bell once the Banks give Congress the requested information.”
“The Committees will have reviewed confidential documents that this Court may later determine were illegally subpoenaed. No damages award could ever make Plaintiffs whole. And the denial of temporary relief could prevent any meaningful judicial review of Plaintiffs’ claims.”
The president has also filed a separate lawsuit to block a subpoena from House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah CummingsElijah Eugene CummingsTrump takes fight with Dems to the courts Trump attorneys request preliminary injunction over subpoenas for financial records Memo: Ex-White House official testified no one influenced decisions on security clearances MORE (D-Md.) seeking financial records on Trump from the accounting firm Mazars.
Trump has vowed to “fight all subpoenas” issued in the course of Democratic investigations into him and his administration.