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To Preserve, Release, And Litigate: Dimensions Of Executive Branch Transparency, Tracey E. George
To Preserve, Release, And Litigate: Dimensions Of Executive Branch Transparency, Tracey E. George
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
The Trump campaign and presidency were marked by multiple controversies centered on transparencyor the lack thereof. Prior to his election, then‐candidate Donald Trump broke with presidentialcampaign norms by refusing to release his tax returns. Attempts by Democratic‐controlled Housecommittees and Democratic New York state officials to access President Trump's tax records werecontested by Trump at every stage. The resulting court battles lasted throughout his presidency andeventually reached the U.S. Supreme Court.The Trump White House also broke with the Obamaadministration's practice of releasing White House visitor logs, removing from public view the record ofwho visited the White House and when (Kennedy,2017). At …