US House to decide whether to release details of Trump’s tax returns

House committee to make decision after January 6 panel referred Donald Trump to the justice department to face criminal charges

A Democratic-led US House of Representatives committee on Tuesday is due to decide whether to release details of Donald Trump's tax returns, after a years-long court fight and just two weeks before their party surrenders power to Republicans.

The House ways and means committee is due to examine them behind closed doors at 3pm ET, the day after the House investigation of the January 6 assault on the Capitol by Trump supporters urged the justice department to prosecute the Republican for his role in sparking the riot.