CBS’ legal team said in a court filing this week that the network planned to seek Donald Trump’s personal financial information if the president’s $20 billion lawsuit against the network proceeds to a discovery phase.

As CBS and President Donald Trump's ongoing $20 billion legal battle over the editing of an Oct. 7 "60 Minutes" interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris continues, the network has revealed that it plans to request the president's personal financials in the event the case moves to the discovery phase.

Lawyers representing CBS Broadcasting told a Texas federal court Tuesday they will need President Donald Trump’s personal financial information if his $20 billion lawsuit against the company moves to discovery.