A federal judge in New York dealt Democrats a blow in a case in which they want to access President Donald Trump’s financial records.
“If this was an ordinary civil case, I would send you guys into a room … until you came out with a reasonable subpoena,” Judge Edgardo Ramos said.
The Southern District of New York judge gave Trump a minor victory when he told the Democrats that their subpoena was too broad but he still sided with the Democrats, Law & Crime reported.
U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York Edgardo Ramos on Wednesday ruled that President Donald Trump can’t block the congressional subpoena issued to Deutsche Bank, agreeing with his D.C. colleague’s rationale in the Mazars USA case. Trump, of course, sued both Mazars USA (his accountant) and Deutsche Bank after House Democrats demanded that these entities hand over documents related to Trump’s finances…
Douglas Letter, general counsel for the House of Representatives, argued that it’s about time the American people find out of its president or the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are beholden to foreign interests and entities.
Notably, Deutsche Bank reps were offered an opportunity to comment, but they opted to sit on the sidelines.
Attorney Richard Roth, founder at partner at the Roth Law Firm, PLLC, previously told Law&Crime why he thinks Deutsche Bank is taking this path.
“While typically a bank does stand behind its customer, there are two reasons why Deutsche Bank is staying silent. The first, and less obvious, is that when a motion is made to quash (or deny) the subpoena, banks generally sit back to allow the parties to fight and await the result,” he said.
Is this a witch hunt?
“But in this instance, the issues are more serious. Essentially, we have a very public dispute between the legislative and executive branches of government, which no bank wants to takes side in,” he said.
BREAKING: Judge orders Deutsche Bank to comply with the Congressional subpoena for Trump’s banking records.
— Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) May 22, 2019
https://twitter.com/tictoc/status/1131286809076535297
Judge Edgardo Ramos suggested House subpoenas of two banks for Trump’s bank records were too broad.
“If this was an ordinary civil case, I would send you guys into a room … until you came out with a reasonable subpoena,” Ramos said, per @kpolantz https://t.co/9Cc9nce8K5
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 22, 2019
NY judge just suggested that congressional subpoenas of two banks for Trump’s bank records were too broad via @kpolantz
— Cristina Alesci (@CristinaAlesci) May 22, 2019
It doesn’t look good. There’s a lawyer on CNN, who’s been watching the hearing, & she said the Judge seems to think the Dem subpoena is too broad. Rats.
— WMR 🦈🇨🇦🐈🧘♀️ (@Jinxy_Minxy) May 22, 2019
From the bench, just minutes after the hearing, Judge Ramos reads 25 page opinion denying Trump et al’s motion for a preliminary injunction prohibiting Deutsche Bank and Capital One from complying with House subpoenas! Well, that was quick. 🎇 https://t.co/OiWo6WawMM
— Elizabeth de la Vega (@Delavegalaw) May 22, 2019
For the second time in three days, a federal district judge has rejected an effort by @realDonaldTrump to block subpoenas issued by Congress to third parties seeking records relating to his finances.
(This time, it’s Judge Ramos in the Deutsche Bank case in New York.) https://t.co/wA3xmt4YKu
— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) May 22, 2019
Judge Ramos won’t issue an injunction against the Trump bank subpoenas and says the president is “unlikely to succeed on the merits,” via @TheTerminal.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) May 22, 2019
“[Judge Ramos’] decision came two days after another federal judge, in Washington, D.C., said Trump’s accountants at the firm Mazars LLP had to comply with a congressional subpoena for his financial records.” https://t.co/fCyrGY8P6e
— Ron Garza (@RonJohnOnline) May 22, 2019
“We’re way overdue in knowing that,” Letter concludes, before stepping down.
Deutsche and Capital One decline Ramos’ invitation to chime in on the matter.
“You came all the down here,” the judge quipped.
Strawbridge back up.
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) May 22, 2019
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