According to media reports, a congressional committee controlled by the Democrats wanted to discuss how to deal with the tax documents on Tuesday afternoon (local time). The committee was expected to vote to release the documents.
“I firmly believe that it is in the public interest to have as much transparency as possible,” committee member Brendan Boyle told CNN before the Finance Committee meeting. However, Democrat Boyle kept a low profile on the details of the planned meeting. Trump’s tax records were reportedly handed over to the board in early December.
For years, Trump had refused to use legal means to release the documents to the Finance Committee – and ultimately failed in the Supreme Court. Contrary to customary practice in the United States, the real estate entrepreneur had not made his tax returns public either as a presidential candidate or after moving into the White House. Critics therefore suspect that he has something to hide.
Among other things, the Democrats want to check whether the real estate entrepreneur’s documents show conflicts of interest and whether he has used questionable methods to save taxes.
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