A Washington judge appointed by President Donald Trump said he won’t handle Trump’s lawsuit aimed at keeping his New York State tax records out of the hands of Congressional Democrats even though he’s already hearing a separate suit over the president’s federal returns.
U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden cited a court rule aimed at preventing judge shopping to ensure the integrity of the judiciary and said the president’s team didn’t make a strong enough case that the two separate lawsuits belong before him because they are “related.”
“I find the relationship has not been established,” McFadden said after an almost ...
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