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Trump Says He Didn't Need to Borrow From Banks

by Associated Press

   WASHINGTON --

   President Donald Trump is insisting he didn't borrow from many banks
   because he "didn't need the money," not because they wouldn't do
   business with him.
   Trump's tweets Monday appear to be in response to New York Times
   reporting that Deutsche Bank anti-money laundering specialists
   recommended that multiple transactions associated with Trump and his
   son-in-law, Jared Kushner, be flagged to federal authorities.
   Bank executives rejected that advice.
   The Times and others have reported the bank was the "only mainstream
   financial institution consistently willing to do business" with Trump
   due to his repeated defaults.
   Two House committees have subpoenaed Deutsche Bank and several other
   financial institutions as part of their investigations into Trump's
   finances. Trump, his family and the Trump Organization have filed a
   lawsuit to try to stop them from complying.