Move is part of probe examining whether payment to Stormy Daniels violated state business-records law.

State prosecutors in Manhattan have subpoenaed eight years of President Trump ’s tax returns from his longtime accounting firm, according to a person familiar with the matter. The subpoena seeks documents including Mr. Trump’s personal tax returns and those of his longtime business, the Trump Organization, the person said. The probe is examining whether a payment to former adult-film star Stormy Daniels—and the way the Trump Organization recorded the reimbursement of that payment—violated a state law that bars falsifying business records, according to the person. A spokesman for the Manhattan district attorney’s office, which is conducting the investigation, declined to comment. Marc Mukasey, a lawyer for the Trump Organization, said, “We are evaluating our options, taking a look at the situation and we’ll respond in due course.”

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