Chairwoman Maloney's Statement on D.C. Circuit's Decision Upholding Committee's Authority to Subpoena President Trump's Financial Records

Statement

Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld key parts of the Committee's subpoena for financial information from President Trump and his businesses:

"Former President Donald Trump displayed an unprecedented disregard for federal ethics and financial transparency. Today's decision affirmed Congress's broad constitutional authority to conduct investigations, even when those investigations involve wrongdoing by the President. The court ruled that the Oversight Committee has valid legislative purposes to investigate former President Trump's flagrant conflicts of interest, self-dealing, and constitutional violations.

"While it is disappointing that the court narrowed the subpoena in some respects, I am pleased the court upheld key parts of the Committee's subpoena, affirmed our authority to obtain documents from Mazars, and rejected former President Trump's spurious arguments that Congress cannot investigate his financial misconduct. We are considering next steps in this litigation, and my Committee is determined to fulfill our responsibilities under the Constitution to provide robust oversight and prevent corruption and self-dealing at the highest level of our government."

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