President Trump’s tax filings may have already been leaked, but the disclosure failed to dissuade New York Democrats from their campaign to obtain the president’s…
President Trump’s tax filings may have already been leaked, but the disclosure failed to dissuade New York Democrats from their campaign to obtain the president’s taxes via the legislative process.
The New York Senate passed Wednesday a bill to allow the state Department of Taxation and Finance to release the tax returns of any state resident—such as Mr. Trump—to certain congressional committees, sending the measure to the Assembly.
“We are facing a constitutional showdown,” tweeted Democratic state Sen. Brad Hoylman, the bill’s sponsor. “New York, as the home of the President’s state taxes, has a special responsibility to step into the breach.”
Republicans balked at the measure—which was approved along party lines—arguing that the legislature should focus on issues closer to home and accusing Democrats of blatant political maneuvering.
“I find that extremely troubling. This is bad public policy,” said Senate Minority Leader John Flanagan, while New York GOP chairman Ed Cox called it “a bill of attainder, aimed at one person.
