A U.S. House of Representatives panel voted Dec. 20 to make former President Donald Trump’s tax returns public via a report.
The 25–17 vote, by the House Ways and Means Committee, was along party lines. All Democrats voted in favor and all Republicans voted against after a closed door hearing that lasted more than four hours.
Because Democrats control the House, the party has more members on each panel.
Supporting materials will be released along with the report, Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) said.
The panel obtained the returns in November after the U.S. Supreme Court opted against continuing to block the IRS from transmitting the documents. The returns are from tax years 2015 to 2020. Trump was in office from 2017 to 2021….