President Trump has reportedly filed a personal lawsuit seeking to block the House Ways and Means Committee from obtaining his New York State tax returns.

The Hill reports that the president filed the lawsuit in federal court in Washington, D.C., alleging that House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) is considering using a recently passed New York state law to try and get Trump's state tax returns.

"Because the Committee’s jurisdiction is limited to federal taxes, no legislation could possibly result from a request for the President’s state tax returns. The Committee thus lacks a legitimate legislative purpose for using the TRUST Act," the lawsuit states.

President Trump files civil suit vs. US House Ways & Means Committee in DC. Over his tax returns. Here's what he wants from the court ==> pic.twitter.com/QSqYBfJATj — Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) July 23, 2019

The committee and the Trump administration have been engaged in a separate but related dispute over Mr. Trump's federal tax returns. The committee sued the Treasury Department and IRS earlier this month, trying to enforce a federal law that lets the committee chairman obtain any taxpayer's returns.

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