President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a decision from a federal judge upholding a subpoena issued by a congressional committee seeking information about Trump’s finances.
The move, which was expected, has set up an early legal test of the president’s strategy of fighting off congressional oversight by rejecting the legitimacy of subpoenas he argues are motivated by politics.
In a filing, Trump’s attorneys wrote that they intend to challenge “all aspects” of U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta Monday order granting the House Oversight Committee broad investigative powers.
