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TRUMP v. MAZARS USA, LLP 

Opinion of the Court 

H. R. Rep. No. 116–40, p. 84 (2019).  The plan further pro-
vided that the Committee would “consider proposals to pre-
vent  the  abuse  of  the  financial  system”  and  “address  any 
vulnerabilities  identified”  in  the  real  estate  market.    Id., 
at 85. 

On  the  same  day  as  the  Financial  Services  Committee, 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence issued an 
identical subpoena to Deutsche Bank—albeit for different 
reasons.  According to the House, the Intelligence Commit-
tee subpoenaed Deutsche Bank as part of an investigation
into foreign efforts to undermine the U. S. political process.
Committee  Chairman  Adam  Schiff  had  described  that  in-
vestigation  in  a  previous  statement,  explaining  that  the 
Committee  was  examining  alleged  attempts  by  Russia  to
influence the 2016 election; potential links between Russia 
and the President’s campaign; and whether the President
and his associates had been compromised by foreign actors
or interests.  Press Release, House Permanent Select Com-
mittee  on  Intelligence,  Chairman  Schiff  Statement  on
House Intelligence Committee Investigation (Feb. 6, 2019). 
Chairman Schiff added that the Committee planned “to de-
velop legislation and policy reforms to ensure the U. S. gov-
ernment is better positioned to counter future efforts to un-
dermine our political process and national security.”  Ibid. 
Four  days  after  the  Financial  Services  and  Intelligence 
Committees,  the  House  Committee  on  Oversight  and  Re-
form issued another subpoena, this time to the President’s
personal accounting firm, Mazars USA, LLP.  The subpoena 
demanded information related to the President and several 
affiliated business entities from 2011 through 2018, includ-
ing statements of financial condition, independent auditors’
reports,  financial  reports,  underlying  source  documents, 
and communications between Mazars and the President or 
his  businesses.  The  subpoena  also  requested  all  engage-
ment agreements and contracts “[w]ithout regard to time.” 
App. to Pet. for Cert. in 19–715, p. 230.