Dems vow to grab Trump tax returns upon taking majority
By Mike Lillis - 09/07/18 06:02 AM EDT
Democrats are vowing to get their hands on President Trump’s tax returns if they are able to win back the House majority in November.
“I’m definitely going to bring it up if we don’t have them by then — that’s a definite,†Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), a senior member of the Ways and Means panel, told The Hill.
The Democrats contend existing law empowers the tax-writing committees to access a president's tax history. If the House flips, they say they’ll use their gavels to move swiftly to do just that.
“I don’t think there’s any question about it,†said Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.), the ranking member of the House Budget Committee.
Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), another Ways and Means member, said that “of course†the Democrats will fight for the returns if they take the gavel.
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