«Breaking News» Democrats plan to target Trump's tax returns if they win House in November

Donald Trump's tax returns could be made public if the Democrats win back control of the House in November.

The Dems are planning to use an almost 100-year-old law to get their hands on Trump's old filings, which could then be handed to the press. 

Trump bucked a 40-year tradition when he refused to release his returns during the 2016 election, claiming he was under audit by the IRS.

Donald Trump refused to honor a 40-year-old tradition by releasing his tax returns during the 2016 election, but if Democrats win the House in November, they could do it by force

That has led to fascination over the tax returns among Democrat circles and what they could possibly contain.

Conflicts of interest between Trump's businesses and the presidency, possible links to Russia, and charity donations are all expected to come under scrutiny should the party get hold of the documents.

The 1924 law states that the Treasury Department will hand over any old tax filings requested by the chairs of the tax committees or the head of Congress’s nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation. 

Lloyd Doggett, a Democrat representative from Texas, told Politico that the plan would then be to review the documents in private - at least at first.

'The approach would be to get all of it, review it, and, depending on what that shows, release all or part of it,' he said.

A 100-year-old law would allow members of tax committees to demand the documents to review privately, but which could then be leaked to the press (file image)

Mark Warner, a senator for Virginia and top-ranking Democrat on the intelligence committee, added: 'There are legitimate oversight questions that can only be answered by having those documents.'

While the move would be unusual, it would not be unprecedented. Republicans used it to work out whether the IRS discriminated against conservative groups seeking tax exempt status under Obama.

Indeed, the law was passed due to concerns over conflicts of interest posed by the businesses of Andrew Mellon, who was Treasury Secretary in the Twenties.

But even if the Dems win the House and get hold of the documents, they would still face a protracted legal battle to get the documents released.

Improperly releasing tax information is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison, and Trump would surely fight vociferously to keep the information private. 

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Main photo article Donald Trump‘s tax returns could be made public if the Democrats win back control of the House in November.
The Dems are planning to use an almost 100-year-old law to get their hands on Trump’s old filings, which could then be handed to the press. 
Trump bucked a 40-year tradition ...

It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.

Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.

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