Tokyo — Deutsche Bank said it is unable share information on its relationship with US President Donald Trump and his family, responding to a request from Democratic Party legislators to hand over findings on two politically charged matters. The German bank’s lawyers said in a statement on Thursday that it could not provide information even if the customer was a government official because the lender was required by law to maintain confidentiality of nonpublic information.

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