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For more than a half-century, Donald Trump proved himself a master at evading law enforcement, using techniques that the notorious lawyer Roy Cohn, his mentor, taught him.

The Supreme Court fight over Donald Trump’s tax returns has pushed his accounting firm into the limelight. In various episodes over 30 years, partners — including the CEO — have run into trouble for fraud, misconduct or malpractice.

Doesnt block the enforcement of a grand jury subpoena. investigative reporter david cay johnston is one of the very few to uncover any of the presidents tax returns. he joins me along with cnn legal analyst shan wu. >> david, if this decision stands, you say president trump could have a serious problem once a manhattan grand jury gets the tax documents. what do you believe they could show? >> well, donald lost two income tax fraud trials, and in one of those trials, the tax return introduced in ...

Years and theyll know how to look at the returns and find out what needs to be put in the public record. >> theyre wanting to talk to trump organization executive. >> and the long time cfo of the trump organization is at least a partially cooperating witness. michael cohen has given them information and donald has a long history of, you know, cheating, lying under oath, presenting false documents, not just in the tax case but many others. theres a wonderful story of how the city of new york went...

Experts. the main question being whether the president and his business are benefits from public office. joining me now is pulitzer prize winning investigative reporter and tax and accounting executive david cay johnston. author of "the making of donald trump." thank you so much for being with us. you have investigated and written extensively about president trump and his business dealings. why do you think he is fighting so hard to keep his returns private? >> because theyre going to show that ...

Mccollum. thank you so much for being with us. you have investigated and written extensively about president trump and his business dealings. why do you think he is fighting so hard to keep his returns private? >> because theyre going to show that donald is a tax cheat. in 1984, donald had two trials. they were civil trials, but that i were tax fraud trials. he lost them both. his own witness, jack mitnick, who was his long-time tax lawyer and accountant testified under oath thats my signature o...

We need to have congressional investigators that work for the joint committee on taxation thats done fabulous work for 80 years and theyll know how to look at the returns and find out what needs to be put in the public record. >> theyre wanting to talk to trump organization executive. >> and the long time cfo of the trump organization is at least a partially cooperating witness. michael cohen has given them information and donald has a long history of, you know, cheating, lying under oath, prese...

Regard information like that? >> i wouldnt advise them at all because i dont know what his returns looked like at that point. >> but you do think its important for voters -- >> youre talking 30 years ago. >> but you do think that its important for voters to be able to see the candidates tax returns? >> i do. >> and as i understand it, you havent heard anything from candidate trump that prevents him from releasing those tax returns? >> no. >> okay. jack mitnick, thank you very much for joining us...

I cant answer that. it could be one year or it could be multiple years. >> and mr. mitnick, i want to listen to something that happened in the debate, when hillary clinton raised the possibility that donald trump pays no federal income taxes. lets listen to this moment. >> or maybe he doesnt want the american people, all of you watching tonight, to know that he has paid nothing in federal tax because the only years that anybody has ever seen were a couple of years when he had to turn them over t...

And there were many years when there would be nols? >> without the supporting schedules and the prior returns, i cant answer that. it could be one year or it could be multiple years. >> and mr. mitnick, i want to listen to something that happened in the debate, when hillary clinton raised the possibility that donald trump pays no federal income taxes. lets listen to this moment. >> or maybe he doesnt want the american people, all of you watching tonight, to know that he has paid nothing in feder...