Deutsche Bank has Trump's tax records sought by House Democrats

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo: Mandel Ngan/ AFP/Getty Images

Deutsche Bank confirmed in a letter Tuesday that it has tax returns subpoenad by House Democrats seeking financial information on President Trump and his family.

The big picture: The disclosure was filed in response to an appeals court order amid a legal battle between Congress and the president over access to Trump’s business records, per the Washington Post. The court is considering a request by Trump to block access to financial records at the German bank and Capital One Financial Corp., Bloomberg notes. The bank’s public redacted response does not identify its client by name.

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House Democrats subpoena White House in impeachment inquiry

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House committees leading the impeachment inquiry against President Trump subpoenaed acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Friday.

The big picture: This comes after nearly a month of White House refusals to comply with House investigations into whether Trump jeopardized national security by pressing Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 presidential election, and by withholding security assistance provided by Congress to help Ukraine, per the subpoena. The committees are demanding documents by Oct. 18.

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Ron Johnson says Sondland told him of possible Ukraine quid pro quo

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Sen. Ron Johnson (R.-Wis.) told the Wall Street Journal that he learned of a possible quid pro quo between the Trump administration and Ukraine's government from EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland.

The big picture: Johnson said that he pressed President Trump on the issue, which allegedly linked the distribution of $400 million in U.S. military aid with a Ukrainian investigation of former Vice President Joe Biden, in an Aug. 31 phone call. "He said ... 'No way. I would never do that. Who told you that?'" Johnson told the Journal of his conversation with the president.

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