December 13, 2018 / 11:05 AM / Updated an hour ago
Pelosi says House Democrats will begin process to obtain Trump tax returns
Ginger Gibson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nancy Pelosi said Democrats will begin to seek President Donald Trump’s tax returns - a move likely to prompt outrage from the White House - when they take control of the U.S. House of Representatives in January.
The House Ways and Means Committee will “take the first steps,†said Pelosi, who has the backing of her members to become the next speaker of the House in January.
“There is popular demand for the Congress to request the president’s tax returns,†she said, speaking to reporters. “I’m sure the White House will resist, so the question is where do we go from there.â€
Trump defied decades of tradition when he refused to release his tax records while running for president and after taking office. There is no law or rule compelling a president or candidate to do so, but nearly every nominee and president since 1976 has done so.
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