How Trump lost the fight over his tax returns — and the clock Democrats now face
. Trump has insisted the exercise is politically motivated and that Congress lacks the authority to request the documents. But since leaving office, he has been dealt one loss after another in his bid to keep the information private.on Wednesday, Trump blasted the court’s decision. “It is unprecedented to be handing over Tax Returns, & it creates terrible precedent for future Presidents,” he wrote.
The high court’s decision comes just before Democrats, who run the committee, must cede control of the chamber to Republicans. The GOP will take over in January, based on the results of theHere’s what you need to know about Congress’s power to get tax returns, what led to the Supreme Court’s decision, and what comes next:
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