ruling after another. appeal upon appeal. and even a trip to the knighted state supreme court. but today the american public finally has its hands on something donald trump as so doggedly sought to conceal. his tax returns. six years worth. and an unprecedented window and steube s financial picture. this public release, which, among other things, shows the don trump paid relatively little in taxes in the years before and during his presidency, is the end product of an effort undertaken by the house ways and needs committee. after securing their returns, which cover the years 2015 to 2020, that panel voted along party lengths to hand redacted versions of the returns to the public. before we get into what these thousands of pages reveal, in a way those who are who are not accountants can understand, it s worth noting how the committee got its hands on these returns in the first place. is the end result of its investigation into an irs policy that mandates audits of returns file
trump s chronic losses and years of tax avoidance. but today an inflection point, a day that never seem like it would come, after years of attempting to keep his tax returns private, donald trump s returns have been made public. six years of, them from 2015 to 20, showing that he paid little in taxes before and during his presidency, and that he reported no charitable contributions in 2020. the public release of these returns follow a years-long court battle by the house ways and means committee. here s committee member lloyd dog yet on why in his view was uncovered. here is the most powerful man in the world, the self described clever genius, who brags of his wealth almost daily, and he did not pay the taxes that most modest wage earners in this country would pay. nothing in one year, $750 a year in others. all of this related to the claims for big losses, big