[New York 2nd Reuters]-The US Department of Justice said that the US Prosecutor's Office would ask for President Trump's submission of tax records for the past eight years. Expressed a view that the federal court, not the state court, should decide.
Prosecutor Cyrus Vance of the Manhattan Prosecutor's Prosecution on August 29, as part of a criminal investigation, summons to submit to the accounting firm Mothers USA, which the president has used for many years, tax records for the past eight years. Issued.
In response, President Trump last month filed a lawsuit in the Manhattan Federal Court, saying that the current president would not be subject to criminal investigation. Prosecutor Vance argues that the issue is under the jurisdiction of the state court and that a grand jury issued a subpoena.
A Justice Department document submitted to the Manhattan Federal Court pointed out that Mr. Trump's lawsuit is "related to the relationship between the federal and state governments." “The state has very little merit in bringing such unusual cases to state courts,” he said.
The federal government is not a party to the lawsuit, and the Justice Department has not expressed its view on whether Prosecutor Vance should ask for tax records.
Trump's lawyer and Manhattan Prosecution declined to comment.
The Manhattan Prosecutor has agreed not to require the subpoena to be executed until October 7 or two business days after the Manhattan Federal Court decision.
