Democrats get Trump tax returns as Republican House takeover looms
by Martin Pengelly in New York and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#66CMF)
Democratic-led House ways and means committee does not have long to decide what to do, with majority to change in January
A US House of Representatives committee has a little more than a month to decide what to do with six years of Donald Trump's tax returns, after a years-long court fight ended late on Wednesday with the records handed to Congress.
The supreme court ordered the release of Trump's returns to the House ways and means committee last week, rejecting the former president's plea. Trump has consistently accused the Democratic-led committee of being politically motivated.
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