BREAKING: Justice Dept. says the IRS must turn over former President Trump's income tax returns to Congress.
The Department of Justice said Friday that the IRS must turn over former President Donald Trump's income tax returns to Congress.
President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Jan. 12, 2021 before boarding Air Force One to visit the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Texas.The opinion is a reversal from the Office of Legal Counsel's previous position. In 2019, it concluded just the opposite, agreeing withthat Congress lacked a legitimate legislative purpose and simply wanted to try to embarrass Trump.
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., said in a statement in response to the DOJ's reversal that he has said"for years" that"the committee’s case is very strong and the law is on our side. I am glad that the Department of Justice agrees and that we can move forward.”
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