Tax,
Government
Nov. 2, 2022
The sun could set, keeping tax records in the dark
Congress could pass legislation to curb self-dealing abuses by future presidents, but it’s unlikely.
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.
One hundred years ago, Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis remarked that "sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants." The role of transparency as a disinfectant to corruption is just as true today, otherwise democracy will die in darkness.
The Trump Organization, which includes numerous business entities owned or controlled by former president Donald Trump, is at the center of a scheme to avoid taxes. For years, the Trump Organizat...
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