House Releases Trump's Tax Returns From 2015 To 2020

Democrats in Congress released six years of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns on Friday, the culmination of a yearslong effort to learn about the finances of a onetime business mogul who refused to voluntarily release the information as he sought the White House, Michael R. Sisak and Jill Colvin reported for the Associated Press (AP).

Photo Insert: After countless years of stonewalling, the cat is now out of the bag.

The returns, which include redactions of some personal sensitive information such as Social Security and bank account numbers, are from 2015 to 2020. They span nearly 6,000 pages, including more than 2,700 pages of individual returns from Trump and his wife, Melania, and more than 3,000 pages in returns for Trump’s business entities.

Their release follows a party-line vote in the House Ways and Means Committee last week to make the returns public. Committee Democrats argued that transparency and the rule of law were at stake.

Trump had refused to release his returns when he ran for president and had waged a legal battle to keep them secret while he was in the White House. But the Supreme Court ruled last month that he had to turn them over to the Ways and Means Committee, Paul Wiseman and Farnoush Amiri also reported for AP.

The release, just days before Trump’s fellow Republicans retake control of the House from the Democrats, raises the potential of new revelations about Trump’s finances, which have been shrouded in mystery and intrigue since his days as an up-and-coming Manhattan real estate developer in the 1980s.

The returns could take on added significance now that Trump has launched a campaign for the White House in 2024. They are likely to offer the clearest picture yet of his finances during his time in office.

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