COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS v. DEPT. OF TREASURY

No. 21-5289.

45 F.4th 324 (2022)

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Appellee v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF the TREASURY, et al., Appellees Donald J. Trump, et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 9, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cameron T. Norris argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs was William S. Consovoy .

Douglas N. Letter , General Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, argued the cause for appellee Committee on Ways and Means, United States House of Representatives. With him on the brief were Todd B. Tatelman , Principal Deputy General Counsel, Stacie M. Fahsel , Associate General Counsel, Eric R. Columbus and Michelle S. Kallen , Special Litigation Counsel, Seth P. Waxman , Kelly P. Dunbar , David M. Lehn , Andres C. Salinas , Susan M. Pelletier , and Katherine V. Kelsh .

Gerard Sinzdak , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for Executive Branch appellees. With him on the brief were Sarah E. Harrington , Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Michael S. Raab , Attorney. Mark R. Freeman , Attorney, entered an appearance.

Elizabeth B. Wydra and Brianne J. Gorod were on the brief for amicus curiae Constitutional Accountability Center in support of appellees.

Opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment filed by Circuit Judge Henderson.


The Chairman of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means filed a statutory request for documents from the Department of the Treasury related to then-President Donald J. Trump and related entities. Treasury initially objected to the request, and...

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