Commentaries by David M. Driesen

Stealth Executive Privilege: Trump v. Mazars

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Stealth Executive Privilege: Trump v. Mazars

David M. Driesen

July 28, 2020 07:30:38 pm

In Trump v. Mazars, the Supreme Court appeared to reject President Trump’s claim to an executive privilege protecting him from a subpoena seeking private financial information under United States v. Nixon, in keeping with its holding in Clinton v. Jones that no special privilege protects the President from private lawsuits. When executive privilege applies, the [...]

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