New York state prosecutors in
Manhattan have subpoenaed eight years of
Donald Trump's personal and corporate
tax returns, according to a
new report from the
New York Times.
The subpoena was issued late last month, after investigators opened up a criminal inquiry into the role that Mr Trump and his family had in making hush payments in the run up to the 2016 election.
The effort to compel Mr Trump's accountants to hand over those documents marks the latest effort to obtain the president's financial information, which he promised to disclose during his presidential campaign, but has not yet done.
Since Mr Trump's election, it has been discovered that Mr Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, was reimbursed after making payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who alleged she had sex with Mr Trump over a decade ago shortly after first lady Melania Trump gave birth to their child Barron. Mr Trump has denied the affair.
Cohen pleaded guilty last year to breaking campaign finance laws for his involvement in that payment, and is serving a three year prison term.