U.S. President Donald Trump Friday petitioned the Supreme Court to block House Democrats from obtaining his financial records, according to a filing.
The emergency filing comes after a federal appeals court in New York ruled on Tuesday that Deutsche Bank and Capital One should comply with subpoenas from the House Financial Services and House Intelligence committees seeking information about Trump’s finances.
The House subpoenas seek documents including tax returns, evidence of suspicious activity and, in the case of Deutsche Bank, any internal communications regarding Trump and his ties to foreign individuals.
Trump is seeking a stay of the lower court’s decision pending his request for the Supreme Court to hear the case.
The filing has been directed to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.