WASHINGTON—A federal judge ruled that President Trump can’t block a subpoena from a House committee seeking financial records from his longtime accounting firm, a blow to his efforts to head off Democratic congressional investigators. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, an appointee of President Obama, on Monday ruled House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D., Md.) was on solid legal footing when he issued a subpoena to Mazars USA LLP. The subpoena sought eight years of financial statements and other records related...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 20, 2019 21:09 UTC