Last month, Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee sent Deutsche Bank a letter asking it to reveal information about Donald Trump and Russia. Specifically, lawmakers led by Representative Maxine Waters wanted to know why the German lender, at a time when most financial institutions didn’t want anything to do with the serial bankruptcy declarer from Queens—who, by the by, had sued the bank and already defaulted on one loan—continued to loan Trump money “to the point where his companies now owe [Deutsche Bank] an estimated $340 million.” Waters and Co. were also curious whether or not the loans made to the golf- course owner happened to be “guaranteed by the Russian government, or were in any way connected to Russia.” Seeing as Deutsche Bank paid $630 million to settle investigations into mirror trades that were allegedly used to launder a cool $10 billion out of the country, these seemed like fair questions!

The Democrats didn’t exactly get the answer they were hoping for. First, the June 2 deadline for a response passed. Then, this week, the bank confirmed receipt of the letter, but declined to comment on the request. Now, the bank is finally explaining itself—arguing , basically, that it’s against company policy to share the requested information, even if it could potentially shed light on whether or not the president of the United States is beholden to his comrades in Russia for any particular reason.

“Deutsche Bank, like other financial institutions, is not permitted to disclose details related to its customers,” lawyers for the bank wrote. “This is true even if the individual is a government official or well-known person, and even in circumstances where the individual has made some disclosure regarding their relationship with their banking institution . . . While we seek to cooperate, we must obey the law.” While the committee could subpoena the bank for the information, that would require the cooperation of its Republican members, who would sooner film and distribute their own pee tapes than rough up a financial institution.

Apropos of nothing, Bloomberg notes that “while Deutsche Bank has reached settlements on the Russia deals with several financial watchdogs, it has yet to conclude the probe that is being conducted by the D.O.J.”

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Whatever happened to “Infrastructure Week”?

When Donald Trump was running for president, he pledged a $1 trillion plan to replace the nation’s “crumbling infrastructure with . . . new roads, bridges, tunnels, airports, and railways gleaming across our beautiful land.” This week, in a sporting effort at some anti-Comey counter-programming, the first U.S. president to work in “construction” unveiled the details of his yuuge, beautiful, terrific plan. Here’s what Infrastructure Week entailed: