Judge rules in favor of House Democrats' efforts to obtain Trump's financial records from former accounting firm originally appeared on abcnews.go.comA federal judge on Monday ruled in favor of House Democrats in their efforts to obtain President Donald Trump’s financial records, marking the first legal victory for Democrats as the Trump administration stonewalls their attempts at congressional oversight. Speaking to reporters as he departed the White House Monday evening, Trump said that he plans to appeal the judge's ruling. You can't do that as far as the financials are concerned it's totally the wrong decision by obviously an Obama appointed he was a recent Obama appointed judge," Trump added. The House Oversight Committee was not immediately available for comment. The Trump Organization and lawyers for President Trump – both plaintiffs in the case – did not immediately respond to request for comment.

Source: ABC News May 20, 2019 21:11 UTC