BREAKING: DOJ calls on IRS to Release Donald Trump's tax returns to Congress
By not releasing his taxes, former President Donald Trump broke years of precedent. Here, he speaks at a roundtable on the economy and tax reform at Nuss Trucking and Equipment on April 15, 2019 in Burnsville, Minnesota.Discourse around the releasing of Trump's tax returns stood as a feature of his presidency, with Trump changing his position on this issue on several occasions.
"In assessing whether requested information could serve a legitimate legislative purpose, the Executive Branch must give due weight to 's status as a co-equal branch of government," the statement writes."The Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee has invoked sufficient reasons for requesting the former President's tax information."
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