Manhattan's district attorney on Monday suggested a grand jury subpoena for U.S. President Donald Trump's tax returns was part of an investigation of"possibly extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization," including alleged insurance and bank fraud.
In a court filing last week, Trump's lawyers argued the subpoena was"wildly overbroad" and issued in"bad faith". In a footnote to Monday's filing, Vance cited media reports on Trump's alleged role in the hush-money scheme and on the"unorthodox strategies" he used to expand his real estate empire. Vance urged the court to dismiss Trump's latest challenge to the subpoena"without delay," arguing the complaint"merely regurgitates allegations and arguments this court has rejected before."