A lawyer for President Donald Trump is asking a federal judge to require Democrats to alert him if they intend to take advantage of a New York law designed to give them access to the president’s state tax filings.

William Consovoy wants Judge Carl Nichols to order either House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) or officials representing New York state to give him at least two weeks notice of any request.


Consovoy still wants to challenge the legality of such a request, and says he’s concerned the issue could become moot if Neal receives the filings before Consovoy has an opportunity to act.