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House Democrats are accusing House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) of coordinating with lawyers for Donald Trump to stop the former president’s longtime accounting firm Mazars from producing evidence related to Trump’s tax dealings.

Mazars reached an agreement in the fall to turn over documents sought by a House subpoena issued by the Oversight Committee in April 2019, ending a lawsuit on the issue. At the time, the House was controlled by Democrats.

“On January 19, 2023, Patrick Strawbridge, counsel for Donald Trump, wrote to counsel for Mazars, stating ‘I do not know the status of Mazars [sic] production, but my understanding is that the Committee has no interest in forcing Mazars to complete it and is willing to release it from further obligations under the settlement agreement,’” Raskin wrote in the letter addressed to Comer, a copy of which was provided to The Washington Post.“When counsel for Mazars sought clarification, Mr.

Strawbridge did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Jessica Collins, a spokeswoman for Comer, called Raskin’s allegations “completely unfounded and untrue.” Comer, meanwhile, has promised to strengthen reporting requirements related to foreign transactions that involve the family members of senior administration officials. He has aggressively pursued an investigation into foreign dealings of the president’s son Hunter Biden,In his letter, Raskin criticized the committee’s actions on both fronts.

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