President Trump on Tuesday appealed a federal judge’s ruling that he had to turn over his financial records to a House committee, according to a court filing.

Lawyers for Trump and his company filed the appeal in federal court in Washington a day after US District Judge Amit Mehta backed the House Oversight Committee’s subpoena for Trump’s financial records from his accounting firm Mazars LLP.

The lower court’s decision Monday handed an early setback to the Republican president in his legal battle with congressional Democrats as lawmakers investigate various aspects of his administration.

The House Oversight Committee has said it needs Trump’s financial records to examine whether he has conflicts of interest or broke the law by not disentangling himself from his business holdings, as previous presidents have done.

Trump’s lawyers argue the panel’s demand exceeded Congress’ constitutional limits.

Mazars has said it will comply with its legal obligations but has taken no sides as the case plays out in court.

Trump, the first president to not release his tax returns in decades, still owns the Trump Organization but has said he would leave its day-to-day operations to his eldest two sons while in office.

The case will now go to the Washington, DC, Circuit Court of Appeals — which is headed by Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, who was blocked from even a hearing by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Cases typically are assigned to a three-judge panel, so it was unclear whether Garland would hear Trump’s case.