House Panels Subpoena Deutsche Bank, Others
April 16 2019 - 9:24AM
Dow Jones News
By WSJ City
Two House panels have issued subpoenas to Deutsche Bank and
other financial institutions, as Democrats continued to pursue an
inquiry into President Trump's financial interests.
The subpoenas from the Democratic-led House Intelligence
Committee and House Financial Services Committee came just days
before the expected release of a report from special counsel Robert
Mueller on Russian meddling in the 2016 election and any connection
to the Trump campaign.
KEY FACTS
--- House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said in a
statement that his panel issued subpoenas to "multiple financial
institutions" in coordination with the Financial Services
Committee.
--- That included a "friendly subpoena to Deutsche Bank, which
has been cooperative with the Committees."
--- The lawmakers didn't name the other financial
institutions.
Backstory
Deutsche Bank's relationship with Trump goes back decades. Since
1998, the bank has led or participated in loans of at least $2.5bn
to companies affiliated with Trump, The Wall Street Journal has
reported.
In 2017, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Maxine
Waters and House Democrats repeatedly called for Deutsche Bank to
disclose details of any ties to Russia, Trump and related client
accounts. Deutsche Bank rebuffed the House requests at the time,
which lacked Republican support.
The Responses
In a statement, Deutsche Bank said it is "engaged in a
productive dialogue with the House Financial Services and
Intelligence Committee." The German company said it "remain[s]
committed to providing appropriate information to all authorized
investigations in a manner consistent with our legal
obligations."
A spokesperson for the White House couldn't immediately be
reached for comment. Trump has denied any wrongdoing and has called
the probes launched by House Democrats earlier this year
"presidential harassment."
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April 16, 2019 09:09 ET (13:09 GMT)
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