President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE’s attorneys on Friday filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to block two banks from handing over financial records pertaining to him, his family and his private businesses.

The filing was made as part of the president’s legal efforts to stop Deutsche Bank and Capital One from releasing the documents, requested in subpoenas issued by House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters Maxine Moore WatersPowell, Mnuchin stress limits of current emergency lending programs Pelosi: House will stay in session until agreement is reached on coronavirus relief Omar invokes father's death from coronavirus in reaction to Woodward book MORE (D-Calif.) and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffPelosi, Democrats unveil bills to rein in alleged White House abuses of power Chris Matthews ripped for complimenting Trump's 'true presidential behavior' on Ginsburg Trump casts doubt on Ginsburg statement, wonders if it was written by Schiff, Pelosi or Schumer MORE (D-Calif.).

In Friday’s filing, the president’s lawyers said that while the banks have agreed not to hand over the records until a judge makes an initial ruling in the case, they require an injunction in order to be able to fully argue in defense of the president.

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They added that if they lose this ruling, they will appeal the case to higher courts.

The attorneys wrote that Trump, his family and businesses “will suffer irreparable harm because, if this Court does not intervene to preserve the status quo, there will be no way to unring the bell once the Banks give Congress the requested information.”

“The Committees will have reviewed confidential documents that this Court may later determine were illegally subpoenaed. No damages award could ever make Plaintiffs whole. And the denial of temporary relief could prevent any meaningful judicial review of Plaintiffs’ claims.”

The president has also filed a separate lawsuit to block a subpoena from House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings Elijah Eugene CummingsBlack GOP candidate accuses Behar of wearing black face in heated interview Overnight Health Care: US won't join global coronavirus vaccine initiative | Federal panel lays out initial priorities for COVID-19 vaccine distribution | NIH panel: 'Insufficient data' to show treatment touted by Trump works House Oversight Democrats to subpoena AbbVie in drug pricing probe MORE (D-Md.) seeking financial records on Trump from the accounting firm Mazars.

Trump has vowed to "fight all subpoenas" issued in the course of Democratic investigations into him and his administration.