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May grand juries or congressional oversight committees obtain the personal tax records and other financial information about the President, even from third parties? This is the question presented in Trump v. Mazars USA and Trump v. Vance, two cases decided recently by the Supreme Court, and discussed in this Courthouse Steps Teleforum call.
Devin Watkins of the Competitive Enterprise Institute joined us to discuss the results in these cases and the implications on separation of powers and the future of the presidency.