Trump lawyer argues tax return subpoena by Manhattan DA is 'fishing expedition'

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Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr. is investigating how the Trump Organization accounted for hush money payments made by Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen and to the publisher of The National Enquirer to two women who claim they had affairs with Trump.

A lawyer for President Donald Trump argued to that a subpoena for information to Trump's accountants — including a demand for his personal and corporate tax returns — is "an inappropriate fishing expedition."Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr. is investigating how the Trump Organization accounted for hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal.

The lawyer, William Consovoy, under questioning by a three-judge panel at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, said, "we are objecting to the entire subpoena." "The district attorney ... has declined to say the president is not a target," Consovoy noted in the Manhattan courtroom.

 

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Not true we know exactly why we need those returns. Ask the court why the trump is are every othe pres gsve his taxes willingly. What scams are in this returns ?

The Trump fish truly rots from the head.

That's not a good enough argument sir. Hand em over pal.

You can't get more orange that this, but I guess orange is much closer to red than blue, so it makes total sense.

Aren't all subpoena's essentially a fishing expedition?

Well, if there's nothing to hide, why not release them?

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