House Democrats sue Treasury Department to obtain Trump's tax returns
5 years, 6 months ago

House Democrats sue Treasury Department to obtain Trump's tax returns

Salon  

House Democrats filed a lawsuit against the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday over the White House's refusal to provide lawmakers with access to six years of President Donald Trump's tax returns. In the lawsuit, which was filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., the House Ways and Means Committee argued that the administration's refusal to provide the documents represents "an extraordinary attack on the authority of Congress to obtain information needed to conduct oversight of Treasury, the I.R.S., and the tax laws on behalf of the American people." The panel's chairman, Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., is seeking Trump's tax returns under Section 6103 of the federal tax code that says the IRS "shall furnish" the returns of any taxpayer to the chairmen of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee for a legitimate legislative purpose. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, the top Republican on the Ways and Means panel, previously urged Mnuchin to reject Neal's request, calling it an "abuse" of authority from Democrats on the committee.

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Trump used Freedom of Information Act request to slow IRS release of his taxes
1 year, 11 months ago

Trump used Freedom of Information Act request to slow IRS release of his taxes

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former president Donald Trump inundated the Internal Revenue Service with …

Trump warns of dire consequences as US House committee releases his tax returns
2 years ago

Trump warns of dire consequences as US House committee releases his tax returns

India Today  

Democrats in Congress released six years of Donald Trump's tax records to the public on Friday, disclosing documents the former president long sought to keep secret and dealing with another setback as he again seeks the White House in 2024. A Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives committee released Trump's redacted returns for 2015 through 2020, capping a multi-year battle between …

Trump’s taxes: House OKs bill on IRS audits of presidents
2 years ago

Trump’s taxes: House OKs bill on IRS audits of presidents

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House took action Thursday after disclosures that the IRS never fully reviewed Donald Trump’s tax returns during his presidency, passing a bill that would require audits of any president’s income tax filings. He said the “unprecedented action jeopardizes the rights of every American to be protected from political targeting.” The committee’s lengthy investigation revealed this week that …

EXPLAINER: What’s the debate over releasing Trump’s taxes?
2 years ago

EXPLAINER: What’s the debate over releasing Trump’s taxes?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday voted to release former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, raising the potential of additional revelations in the coming days related to the finances of the longtime businessman who broke political norms by refusing to voluntarily make public his returns as he sought the presidency. That date coincides with when …

Trump's taxes: House OKs bill on IRS audits of presidents
2 years ago

Trump's taxes: House OKs bill on IRS audits of presidents

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The House took action Thursday after disclosures that the IRS …

US House moves to expand oversight after Trump tax revelations
2 years ago

US House moves to expand oversight after Trump tax revelations

Al Jazeera  

Bill requiring the US tax enforcement agency to audit presidents’ tax filings faces uphill battle to become law. The Democratic-led House of Representatives has voted to require the US Internal Revenue Service to audit presidents’ tax filings after lawmakers concluded the agency did not properly examine Donald Trump’s returns while he was in the White House. However, it gives Democrats …

Trump tax audits required by IRS were delayed, panel says
2 years ago

Trump tax audits required by IRS were delayed, panel says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The IRS failed to pursue mandatory audits of Donald Trump on a timely basis during his presidency, a congressional panel found on Tuesday, raising questions about statements by the former president and leading members of his administration who claimed he could not release his tax filings because of the ongoing reviews. A report released by the Democratic majority …

House votes to release Donald Trump’s tax returns after years of legal fighting
2 years ago

House votes to release Donald Trump’s tax returns after years of legal fighting

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An influential congressional committee voted on Tuesday to release former …

Donald Trump's tax returns to be released to public
2 years ago

Donald Trump's tax returns to be released to public

The Telegraph  

US legislators have voted to make public Donald Trump's tax returns, ending a years-long battle by the former president to keep the filings private as his cloudy financial past continues to stoke controversy. Mr Trump's family business was convicted of tax fraud earlier this month, in a case Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said was "about greed and cheating." "Democrats …

Congressional Panel Publicly Releases Report On Trump's Tax Returns
2 years ago

Congressional Panel Publicly Releases Report On Trump's Tax Returns

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The IRS failed to pursue mandatory audits of Donald Trump on a timely basis during his presidency, a congressional panel found on Tuesday, raising questions about statements by the former president and leading members of his administration who claimed he could not release his tax filings because of the ongoing reviews. But the report found …

Treasury making Trump taxes available to House committee
2 years, 1 month ago

Treasury making Trump taxes available to House committee

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department said Wednesday it has complied with a court order to make former President Donald Trump’s tax returns available to a congressional committee. The Supreme Court last week rejected Trump’s request for an order that would have prevented the Treasury Department from giving six years of tax returns for Trump and some of his businesses to …

Supreme Court OKs handover of Trump tax returns to Congress
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court OKs handover of Trump tax returns to Congress

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the imminent handover of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to a congressional committee after a three-year legal fight. The court, with no noted dissents, rejected Trump’s plea for an order that would have prevented the Treasury Department from giving six years of tax returns for Trump and some …

US Supreme Court clears release of Donald Trump's tax returns to congressional committee
2 years, 1 month ago

US Supreme Court clears release of Donald Trump's tax returns to congressional committee

ABC  

The US Supreme Court has cleared the release of Donald Trump's tax returns to a congressional committee, handing a defeat to the Republican former president who had called the Democratic-led panel's request politically motivated. Key points: Donald Trump was the first president in four decades not to release his tax returns Supreme Court justices have now upheld a request from …

Supreme Court paves the way for release of Trump's tax returns to a House panel
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court paves the way for release of Trump's tax returns to a House panel

NPR  

Supreme Court paves the way for release of Trump's tax returns to a House panel Enlarge this image Zach Gibson/Getty Images Zach Gibson/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block a request by the House Ways and Means Committee for former President Donald Trump's tax returns. The House Ways and Means Committee argued that it needs the …

Supreme Court rejects Trump plea to shield taxes from House committee
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court rejects Trump plea to shield taxes from House committee

LA Times  

Former President Trump has filed an emergency appeal seeking to prevent the IRS from turning over his tax records to a House committee. The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied President Trump’s plea to shield his tax returns from being turned over to a House committee. The court’s action has the effect of upholding a long-standing request from House Ways and …

US Supreme Court paves path to obtain Trump’s tax returns
2 years, 1 month ago

US Supreme Court paves path to obtain Trump’s tax returns

Al Jazeera  

The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the imminent handover of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to a congressional committee after a three-year legal fight. The court, without comment, rejected Trump’s plea for an order that would have prevented the US Department of the Treasury from giving six years of tax returns for Trump and …

Trump asks Supreme Court to block House Democrats from seeing his tax returns
2 years, 2 months ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to block House Democrats from seeing his tax returns

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former president Donald Trump has launched a last-ditch appeal to …

House committee claims victory in battle for Donald Trump’s tax returns
2 years, 5 months ago

House committee claims victory in battle for Donald Trump’s tax returns

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Members of Congress on the House Ways and Means Committee …

Appeals court says House can obtain Trump’s taxes from the IRS
2 years, 5 months ago

Appeals court says House can obtain Trump’s taxes from the IRS

CNN  

CNN — A federal appeals court on Tuesday signed off on a House Ways and Means Committee request to obtain former President Donald Trump’s tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service. The majority opinion, written by Circuit Judge David Sentelle, said that Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal’s request for the records was within the scope of his committee’s …

Congressional panel can look at Trump’s tax records, court rules
2 years, 5 months ago

Congressional panel can look at Trump’s tax records, court rules

Al Jazeera  

The ruling adds to the former president’s growing list of legal challenges as he hints at a 2024 presidential campaign. A United States federal appeals court has ruled that a congressional committee has the right to see former President Donald Trump’s tax returns. The Ways and Means Committee sued to force the disclosure of Trump’s tax returns in 2019, but …

Trump’s lawyers seek to block House committees from obtaining tax returns
3 years, 5 months ago

Trump’s lawyers seek to block House committees from obtaining tax returns

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former President Donald Trump is fighting a request by the …

Trump challenges Justice Dept order on long-sought tax returns
3 years, 5 months ago

Trump challenges Justice Dept order on long-sought tax returns

Al Jazeera  

The department had ordered the IRS to give Trump’s tax returns to a House of Representatives committee. Former United States President Donald Trump has lodged a legal challenge to a Justice Department order that his long-sought tax returns be turned over to a House of Representatives committee. In a filing in federal court in the District of Columbia on Wednesday, …

Trump Calls The Fight To Get Tax Returns A Political Attempt To Retaliate Against Him
3 years, 5 months ago

Trump Calls The Fight To Get Tax Returns A Political Attempt To Retaliate Against Him

NPR  

Trump Calls The Fight To Get Tax Returns A Political Attempt To Retaliate Against Him Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump is trying to stop his tax returns from being released to Democrats in Congress. In a motion filed in federal court Wednesday, Trump's lawyers claim the Democratic-led House …

A Justice Department Ruling Paves The Way For A House Panel To Get Trump's Taxes
3 years, 5 months ago

A Justice Department Ruling Paves The Way For A House Panel To Get Trump's Taxes

NPR  

A Justice Department Ruling Paves The Way For A House Panel To Get Trump's Taxes Enlarge this image toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Win McNamee/Getty Images The Justice Department has paved the way for a House panel to get former President Donald Trump's tax returns in what could be the beginning of the end of years of delay and court …

Prosecutors digging into Trump’s tax and financial records
3 years, 10 months ago

Prosecutors digging into Trump’s tax and financial records

Al Jazeera  

Manhattan district attorney finally gets Trump tax documents, but that doesn’t mean they will become public. After a lengthy court battle, the Manhattan district attorney is in possession of Donald Trump’s tax returns and other financial records as part of a criminal investigation into the former president and his family-run Trump Organization, a spokesman for the office confirmed on Thursday. …

Investigators probing Trump finances have some of his tax records
3 years, 11 months ago

Investigators probing Trump finances have some of his tax records

Al Jazeera  

Investigators probing outgoing US President Donald Trump’s finances have gotten hold of some of his tax records, allowing them to move ahead even without a Supreme Court order that would give them eight years of his returns, sources tell Bloomberg. Investigators probing President Donald Trump’s finances have gotten hold of some of his tax records, allowing them to move ahead …

Trump Must Turn Over Taxes To Prosecutors, Appeals Court Rules
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump Must Turn Over Taxes To Prosecutors, Appeals Court Rules

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s accountant must turn over his tax records to a New York state prosecutor, an appeals court ruled Wednesday in a decision that likely sets up a second trip to the U.S. Supreme Court over the issue. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said in a written decision that a stay of …

Appeals court: Trump must turn over taxes to prosecutor
4 years, 3 months ago

Appeals court: Trump must turn over taxes to prosecutor

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s accountant must turn over his tax records to a New York state prosecutor, an appeals court ruled Wednesday in a decision that likely sets up a second trip to the U.S. Supreme Court over the issue. In August, a district court judge had rejected their renewed efforts to invalidate a subpoena that the office …

DA seeking Trump’s taxes cites ‘mountain’ of allegations
4 years, 3 months ago

DA seeking Trump’s taxes cites ‘mountain’ of allegations

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The Manhattan district attorney’s office told a federal appeals court Monday that its quest to gain access to President Donald Trump’s tax returns is supported by “a mountainous record” of public allegations of misconduct. The president and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. have been battling for more than a year over a subpoena sent to Trump’s …

Court shields Trump tax returns, likely until after election
4 years, 4 months ago

Court shields Trump tax returns, likely until after election

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A federal appeals court Tuesday granted President Donald Trump a temporary reprieve in the long-running fight over his tax returns, barring Manhattan’s top prosecutor from getting the records while Trump’s lawyers embark on another bid to overturn the subpoena seeking them. Trump’s lawyers argued that a stay keeping the tax returns under wraps will protect him from …

No peeking, voters: Court keeps Trump taxes private for now
4 years, 6 months ago

No peeking, voters: Court keeps Trump taxes private for now

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rejecting President Donald Trump’s complaints that he’s being harassed, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of a New York prosecutor’s demands for the billionaire president’s tax records. Trump’s two high court appointees, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, joined the majority in both cases along with Chief Justice John Roberts and the four liberal justices. Promising to …

Delay in Trump’s financial documents cases clouds House power on investigations
4 years, 9 months ago

Delay in Trump’s financial documents cases clouds House power on investigations

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Supreme Court’s decision to postpone indefinitely cases related to President Donald Trump’s financial records represents the latest setback to efforts by the US House to compel information from the President and White House officials. House general counsel Douglas Letter told the justices in a written filing that lawmakers had been exploring conflicts of interest, including “whether …

Supreme Court to decide whether Trump’s tax returns must be released to House
5 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court to decide whether Trump’s tax returns must be released to House

LA Times  

The Supreme Court stepped into the midst of a major clash between Congress and President Trump on Friday, saying it will consider three cases in which Trump argues the Constitution gives him sweeping immunity to shield his tax returns and business records from being released to House Democrats or prosecutors. If the justices uphold the subpoenas — two from House …

Supreme Court shields Trump’s financial records for now
5 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court shields Trump’s financial records for now

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is shielding President Donald Trump’s financial records from House Democrats for now. The House’s quest for the records is not part of the ongoing impeachment inquiry, but the court’s action probably means Democrats will not have the records before an expected vote on impeachment by year’s end. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform had …

Trump Asks Supreme Court To Block House Subpoena For His Tax Records
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump Asks Supreme Court To Block House Subpoena For His Tax Records

NPR  

Trump Asks Supreme Court To Block House Subpoena For His Tax Records Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP President Trump is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to keep his personal tax records out of the hands of the House Oversight Committee, marking the second time in two days that he has challenged a subpoena for those …

Federal Appeals Court Allows Congress To Subpoena Trump Tax Returns
5 years, 2 months ago

Federal Appeals Court Allows Congress To Subpoena Trump Tax Returns

NPR  

Federal Appeals Court Allows Congress To Subpoena Trump Tax Returns Enlarge this image toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Carolyn Kaster/AP A U.S. appeals court opened the door for Congress to gain access to eight years of President Trump's tax records, setting the stage for a likely review by the U.S. Supreme Court. Circuit declined to revisit an earlier ruling by a …

AP source: New York prosecutors subpoena Trump’s tax returns
5 years, 3 months ago

AP source: New York prosecutors subpoena Trump’s tax returns

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City prosecutors have subpoenaed President Donald Trump’s tax returns, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Monday. Manhattan District Attorney’s Cyrus Vance Jr.'s office recently sent a subpoena to Trump’s accounting firm seeking the last eight years of state and federal tax returns for Trump and his company, the Trump Organization, …

Democrats Insist They Haven't Been Wasting Time On Trump's Tax Returns
5 years, 4 months ago

Democrats Insist They Haven't Been Wasting Time On Trump's Tax Returns

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Congressional Democrats didn’t sue the administration for copies of President Donald Trump’s tax returns as quickly as they could have, but they insist they haven’t been wasting time. According to a filing last week from the Justice Department and the president’s personal lawyers, the committee “showed no urgency” and offered “little to no explanation for its leisurely …

Democrats cite Richard Nixon in effort to obtain Donald Trump's tax returns
5 years, 5 months ago

Democrats cite Richard Nixon in effort to obtain Donald Trump's tax returns

Salon  

House Democrats released historical documents Thursday showing their attempt to obtain President Donald Trump's tax returns has precedent. According to a statement from committee chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., the House Ways and Means Committee voted to publish documents from the early 1970s showing how when members of the Joint Committee on Taxation used their authority to request President Richard Nixon's …

Trump sues House panel, NY to protect state tax returns
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump sues House panel, NY to protect state tax returns

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Opening up another legal front against the Democrats investigating him, President Donald Trump on Tuesday sued the House Ways and Means Committee and New York state officials to prevent his state tax returns from being turned over to the congressional committee. The lawsuit seeks an injunction to block the application of a new New York state law …

Democrat Criticized For Stalling On Trump’s Tax Returns Picks Up Primary Challenger
5 years, 5 months ago

Democrat Criticized For Stalling On Trump’s Tax Returns Picks Up Primary Challenger

Huff Post  

Rep. Richard Neal, head of the House Ways and Means Committee, raises a significant chunk of his campaign money from corporate political action committees. Tom Williams/Getty Images A progressive mayor announced a primary bid to unseat Rep. Richard Neal, the House Ways and Means Committee chairman whose coziness with corporations and glacial pursuit of President Donald Trump’s tax returns has …

Court sympathetic to House in records fight with Trump
5 years, 6 months ago

Court sympathetic to House in records fight with Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court seemed inclined Friday to side with a House committee seeking some of President Donald Trump’s financial records as part of an investigation, a disclosure he is fighting. Trump has argued that House Committee on Oversight and Reform seeking the records from Mazars is out to get him and lacks a legitimate “legislative purpose” for …

House committee files lawsuit for Trump tax returns
5 years, 6 months ago

House committee files lawsuit for Trump tax returns

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A House committee sued the Trump administration in federal court Tuesday for access to President Donald Trump’s tax returns, setting up a legal showdown over the records. The committee originally demanded six years of Trump’s tax records in early April under a law that says the Internal Revenue Service “shall furnish” the returns of any taxpayer to a …

House Democrats Sue For Trump's Tax Returns
5 years, 6 months ago

House Democrats Sue For Trump's Tax Returns

NPR  

House Democrats Sue For Trump's Tax Returns Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., sued Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig to obtain six years of President Trump's tax returns. Democrats argue in the court filing that the committee has the right to access …

Justice backs Mnuchin’s refusal to turn over Trump’s taxes
5 years, 7 months ago

Justice backs Mnuchin’s refusal to turn over Trump’s taxes

Associated Press  

The Justice Department issued a legal opinion Friday finding that Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin was right to withhold President Donald Trump’s tax returns from a House committee that subpoenaed them. The House Ways and Means Committee subpoenaed six years of Trump’s tax returns in May, but the Treasury Department refused to provide the documents. At the time, Mnuchin said the …

Trump secretly instructed to invoke executive privilege to justify withholding tax returns from Congress
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump secretly instructed to invoke executive privilege to justify withholding tax returns from Congress

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The IRS said the memo, titled “Congressional Access to Returns and Return Information”, was …

Trump tax returns: Judge orders accounting firm to hand over president's financial records
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump tax returns: Judge orders accounting firm to hand over president's financial records

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A federal judge on Monday denied President Donald Trump's bid …

Democrats issue subpoenas for Donald Trump's tax returns as battle with president intensifies
5 years, 8 months ago

Democrats issue subpoenas for Donald Trump's tax returns as battle with president intensifies

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Democrats have issued subpoenas for six years of Donald Trump’s …

Democrats Issue Subpoenas For Donald Trump's Tax Returns
5 years, 8 months ago

Democrats Issue Subpoenas For Donald Trump's Tax Returns

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats on Friday issued subpoenas for President Donald Trump’s tax returns after the Trump administration said it would not comply with a formal legal request for the documents this week. But after Neal asked for six years’ worth of Trump’s tax returns last month, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin swooped in to say the request was probably unconstitutional. …

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