When asked in 2016 about releasing his tax returns, as was customary for decades for presidential nominees, Trump said they were «approved and very beautiful.»
The possible release of former President Donald Trump’s tax return documents, which he discussed as early as 2011, is causing members of Congress to draw lines on what this could potentially mean moving forward.
House Ways and Means Committee ranking member Kevin Brady, a Texas Republican, warned Tuesday that committee Chair Richard Neal and Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, both Democrats, will «have nearly unlimited power to target and make public the taxes of private citizens.»
«And not just private citizens—political enemies, business and labor leaders, or even the returns of Supreme Court justices themselves,» Brady told gathered media.
The former president’s tax returns have been a source of inquiry for years before he ever ran for the presidency and won in 2016.
Trump had mentioned or discussed his returns dating back to April 2011, when speculation ramped up about his potential presidential aspirations.
