Trump Tax Claims in Media Could Justify Subpoena, D.A. Says (2)

The Manhattan district attorney said press reports suggesting potential misdeeds by President Donald Trump and his company could justify a grand jury subpoena of the president’s taxes and other financial records.

District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. is seeking eight years of the president’s tax returns and other documents as part of a grand jury investigation that includes payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. Vance has avoided stating publicly what his office is investigating, while trying to defend against Trump’s argument that the subpoena is too broad and was issued in bad faith.

But in a ...