Trump Asks Supreme Court to Block House Subpoena for Records (2)

Nov. 15, 2019, 7:44 PM UTCUpdated: Nov. 15, 2019, 10:09 PM UTC

President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a House subpoena for his financial records, asking the justices to insulate him from an investigation for the second time in as many days.

A day after asking the high court to stop his tax returns from being turned over to a New York prosecutor, Trump on Friday filed an emergency request designed to ensure House Democrats don’t get access to his financial records while he presses an appeal, according to his lawyer, Jay Sekulow.

Together, the two cases are pulling the Supreme Court into the divisive battle over ...

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