In Trump Financial Records Case, Supreme Court Offers Standards for Seeking Presidential Documents
In a July decision, the U.S. Supreme Court delayed a congressional request for President Trump’s financial records, remanding the Trump v. Mazars USA case back to the D.C. Circuit court and issuing a “balancing test” for similar subpoenas. Trump is suing Mazars to prevent them from complying with an April subpoena from the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, demanding private financial records that belong to the president and several affiliated businesses.
Trump’s attorneys said that the subpoena violated the separation of powers and did not have a “legitimate legislative purpose.” They did not argue that executive privilege protected any of the requested financial records.