Trump is not entitled to extra protection from subpoena, says top US prosecutor
A year ago, Cyrus Vance issued a grand jury subpoena to Trump’s accounting firm, Mazars USA, demanding eight years of his business and personal returns
14 August 2020 - 18:12
New York — In a court filing on Friday, the Manhattan district attorney said US President Donald Trump was not entitled to greater protection from a grand-jury subpoena for his tax returns just because he was president.
District attorney Cyrus Vance was responding to an argument by Trump's lawyers that the president deserved extra protection from what he called harassment...
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