Originally posted by the Voice of America.
Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America,
a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in
the public domain.


Prosecutor Seeking Trump's Tax Returns Cites Probe of Business

Associated Press

   NEW YORK - A Manhattan prosecutor trying to get President Donald
   Trump's tax returns told a judge Monday that he was justified in
   demanding them, citing public reports of "extensive and protracted
   criminal conduct at the Trump Organization."

   Trump's lawyers last month said the grand jury subpoena for the tax
   returns was issued in bad faith and amounted to harassment of the
   president.

   Manhattan District Attorney District Attorney Cyrus R. VanceJr. seeks
   eight years of the Republican president's personal and corporate tax
   recordsbut has disclosed little about what prompted him to request the
   records, other than part of the investigation relates to payoffs to
   women to keep them quiet about alleged affairs with Trump.

   In a court filing Monday, though, attorneys for Vance said Trump's
   arguments that the subpoena was too broad stemmed from "the false
   premise" that the probe was limited to "hush-money" payments.

.