NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday said eight years of U.S. President Donald Trump's tax returns must be provided to Manhattan prosecutors, forcefully rejecting the president's argument that he was immune from criminal investigations.

President Donald Trump’s accounting firm was ordered by a federal court to turn over his tax filings and other financial records to New York state prosecutors, though the president won a last-minute delay pending an emergency appeal.

Trump quickly appealed the decision.

NEW YORK _ President Donald Trump's accounting firm was ordered by a federal court to turn over his tax filings and other financial records to New York state prosecutors, though the president won a last-minute delay pending an emergency appeal.

A district judge rejected President Trump’s broad claim of immunity from all criminal proceedings. His lawyers appealed the decision, barring prosecutors from viewing the tax returns for now.

New York prosecutor wants to examine financial documents in connection with criminal case