Justice Says IRS Must Give Trump Tax Returns to Congress
The opinion said the Office of Legal Counsel “went astray” in 2019 when it said the executive branch should closely scrutinize Congress’s stated justifications for the tax records
By Mark Sherman •
Updated on July 30, 2021 at 11:39 am
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The Justice Department, in a reversal, says the Treasury Department must provide the House Ways and Means Committee former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, apparently ending a long legal showdown over the records.
In a memo dated Friday, Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel said the committee chairman “has invoked sufficient reasons for requesting the former President’s tax information” and that under federal law, “Treasury must furnish the information to the Committee.”