Democrats beg Ryan to press for Trump’s business records

Published January 12, 2017 7:09pm ET



Democrats on the House Oversight Committee want Speaker Paul Ryan to side with them and against President-elect Trump by demanding the incoming president release financial documents that show his global financial dealings.

In a letter to Ryan Thursday, Rep. Elijah Cummings, the top Democrat on the committee, asked Ryan to act as a check on Trump and the executive branch. He said there are real concerns about Trump’s “global financial entanglements.”

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