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Tax,
Government,
Criminal

Sep. 28, 2020

Special treatment in Trump tax case is unwarranted

In 2019, Cy Vance, the New York County district attorney, served a subpoena on Mazars, President Donald Trump’s accounting firm, pursuant to a grand jury criminal investigation of Trump and the Trump Organization. The subpoena sought various financial records, including Trump’s tax returns.

John H. Minan

Emeritus Professor of Law
University of San Diego School of Law

Professor Minan is a former attorney with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and the former chairman of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board.

In 2019, Cy Vance, the New York County district attorney, served a subpoena on Mazars, President Donald Trump's accounting firm, pursuant to a grand jury criminal investigation of Trump and the Trump Organization. The subpoena sought various financial records, including Trump's tax returns.

On July 9, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Trump v. Vance, 140 S. Ct. 2412 (2020), by a vote of 7-2. The court reject...

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