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 Ways and Means Committee's requests are not "valid oversight requests." Sponsor Message Trump's lawyers say the Democrat-led House committee's efforts are simply political, claiming the goal "is to expose the private tax information of one individual — President Trump — for political gain." The move comes days after the Justice Department said that the Treasury Department "must furnish" Trump's taxes to the committee and that it had "sufficient" legislative reasons for the information.

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Donald Trump may face a $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower: report
8 months ago

Donald Trump may face a $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower: report

The Hindu  

Former U.S. president Donald Trump may face an IRS bill in excess of $100 million after a government audit indicates he double-dipped on tax losses tied to a Chicago skyscraper, according to a report by The New York Times and ProPublica that drew on a yearslong audit and public filings. Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign provided a statement in son Eric …

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 tax returns finally released to the public
2 years ago

Trump's tax returns finally released to the public

Raw Story  

On Friday morning, the House Ways and Means Committee placed former President Donald Trump's tax returns into the congressional record during a pro forma session, officially releasing the information to the public. Every president since the Richard Nixon administration, and virtually every presidential candidate, has released their tax returns to the public voluntarily. READ: 'Trust fund nepo baby' Donald Trump …

Trump rails against ‘deranged tax return witch hunt’ in three-minute video rant
2 years ago

Trump rails against ‘deranged tax return witch hunt’ in three-minute video rant

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 lashed at the “outrageous abuse …

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 …

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 …

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 …

'The Supreme Court has lost its honor': Donald Trump rants after SCOTUS rules he must hand over his tax returns
2 years, 1 month ago

'The Supreme Court has lost its honor': Donald Trump rants after SCOTUS rules he must hand over his tax returns

Raw Story  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of the imminent handover of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns. 'The Supreme Court has lost it’s honor': Donald Trump rants after SCOTUS rules he must hand over his tax returns | RawStory.TV 'The Supreme Court has lost it’s honor': Donald Trump rants after SCOTUS rules he must hand over his tax …

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 …

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 …

Jan. 6 panel says it has evidence Trump broke laws in trying to overturn the election
2 years, 10 months ago

Jan. 6 panel says it has evidence Trump broke laws in trying to overturn the election

NPR  

Jan. 6 panel says it has evidence Trump broke laws in trying to overturn the election Enlarge this image toggle caption John Raoux/AP John Raoux/AP The Democratic-led House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol says the evidence it has leads to the conclusion that then-President Donald Trump broke the law in his effort to overturn …

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, …

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 …

Manhattan Prosecutor Receives Trump Tax Returns After Lengthy Legal Battle
3 years, 10 months ago

Manhattan Prosecutor Receives Trump Tax Returns After Lengthy Legal Battle

NPR  

Manhattan Prosecutor Receives Trump Tax Returns After Lengthy Legal Battle Enlarge this image toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images Updated at 2:15 p.m. ET The Manhattan district attorney's office is in possession of Donald Trump's tax returns, following a years-long effort by the former president to shield his finances and business affairs from scrutiny. That same day, the …

Trump may have to face tax questions now he is no longer president
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump may have to face tax questions now he is no longer president

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. One is a massive income tax refund Trump received before entering office, according to …

Trump’s legal absurdities force more Republicans to speak out
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump’s legal absurdities force more Republicans to speak out

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump’s increasingly inane legal claims and constitutional arson are prompting a growing number of high-profile Republicans and informal advisers that it’s time for him to end his attempt to overturn his election loss. Larry Hogan, a frequent Trump critic, said on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Trump’s behavior was akin to that seen in a …

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 …

Ahead of their 1st debate, Biden releases his tax returns in challenge to Trump
4 years, 3 months ago

Ahead of their 1st debate, Biden releases his tax returns in challenge to Trump

Live Mint  

CLEVELAND: Hours before his first debate with U.S. President Donald Trump, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday released his 2019 tax returns and his campaign called on Trump, who has come under fire for not releasing his returns, to do the same. Biden, due to share the stage with his Republican opponent on Tuesday evening in Cleveland, Ohio, took …

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 …

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 …

The stakes of Trump’s tax return case couldn’t be higher (opinion)
4 years, 8 months ago

The stakes of Trump’s tax return case couldn’t be higher (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: In this weekly column “Cross Exam,” Elie Honig, a CNN legal analyst and former federal and state prosecutor, gives his take on the latest legal news. Watch Honig answer readers’ questions on “CNN Newsroom with Ana Cabrera” at 5:40 p.m. CNN — After years of political wrangling and multi-front litigation, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday …

Trump wants Supreme Court to block subpoena for his taxes
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump wants Supreme Court to block subpoena for his taxes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to block a subpoena for his tax returns, in a test of the president’s ability to defy investigations. The subpoena from the Manhattan district attorney is seeking Trump’s tax returns back to 2011 from his accounting firm as part of a criminal investigation. During arguments in a New York courtroom, …

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 …

Trump loses tax returns appeal and now looks to Supreme Court
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump loses tax returns appeal and now looks to Supreme Court

CBS News  

New York — President Trump's tax returns can be turned over to state criminal investigators, a federal appeals court in New York ruled Monday. After the ruling, Mr. Trump's personal attorney, Jay Sekulow, told CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid he plans to take the lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court because "the issue raised in this case go …

What To Look For In President Trump's Tax Returns — If We Ever See Them
5 years, 3 months ago

What To Look For In President Trump's Tax Returns — If We Ever See Them

NPR  

What To Look For In President Trump's Tax Returns — If We Ever See Them Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP President Trump has won at least a temporary reprieve from a judge's order to release his tax records as part of a criminal investigation into his business dealings. "If your goal with Donald Trump's tax return …

President Trump Doesn't Need To Release His Tax Returns — For Now
5 years, 3 months ago

President Trump Doesn't Need To Release His Tax Returns — For Now

NPR  

President Trump Doesn't Need To Release His Tax Returns — For Now Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP Updated at 10:59 a.m. ET A federal appeals court has granted President Trump a temporary stay of decision, and he will not have to turn over his tax returns to the Manhattan district attorney. Earlier on Monday, a federal …

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 …

Trump tax returns: California passes measure to ban president from ballot without financial disclosures
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump tax returns: California passes measure to ban president from ballot without financial disclosures

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 California has passed an unprecedented requirement that Donald Trump release …

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 …

GOP scoffs at law allowing release of Trump’s state taxes
5 years, 6 months ago

GOP scoffs at law allowing release of Trump’s state taxes

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — President Donald Trump’s New York tax returns could be given to Congress under a new law in his home state that was signed Monday by the Democratic governor and dismissed by Republicans as a partisan game that wouldn’t stand up in court. And it’s unclear whether Congress will request access to Trump’s state returns, which tax experts …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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