DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP TAXES: “The House’s top tax writer formally requested President Donald Trump’s tax returns on Wednesday [4-3-19], escalating a bid by Democrats to unmask the long-hidden documents that’s likely to ignite a precedent-setting legal showdown between Congress and the administration. Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.), citing an arcane law allowing him to examine anyone’s confidential tax filings, asked for six years of Trump’s personal tax returns and of some of his businesses. He is asking the administration to turn over the documents by April 10. Democrats have a long list of questions they hope the documents will help answer, including about potential conflicts of interest, connections to Russia and how much he pays in taxes…Some want to see a decade’s worth of his personal and business returns, a standard Democrats themselves have set in separate legislation that would begin requiring presidents and White House contenders to disclosure their filings. It’s unclear though how many of Trump’s old returns the IRS still has on file.”
–Brian Faler, “House Democrats unleash bid for Trump’s tax returns,” Politico, April 3, 2019 8:31 pm