Frankfurt — Special prosecutor Robert Mueller zeroed in on US President Donald Trump’s business dealings with Deutsche Bank as his investigation into alleged Russian meddling in US elections widens. Mueller issued a subpoena to Germany’s largest lender several weeks ago, forcing the bank to submit documents relating to its relationship with Trump and his family, according to a person briefed on the matter, who asked not to be identified because the action has not been announced. "Deutsche Bank always co-operates with investigating authorities in all countries," the lender said in a statement to Bloomberg on Tuesday, declining to provide additional information. For months, Deutsche Bank has rebuffed calls by Democrat lawmakers to provide more transparency over the roughly $300m Trump owed to the bank for his real estate dealings prior to becoming president. Representative Maxine Waters of California and other Democrats have asked whether the bank’s loans to Trump, made years before h...
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