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House Democrats pry open Trump’s tax secrecy—and the White House braces for a fight

House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal formally demanded six years of Donald Trump’s personal and business tax returns, escalating a long-simmering battle over the president’s finances. The request landed squarely on April 3 and immediately raised the prospect of an executive-branch standoff, because the White House has spent years insisting Trump should remain shielded from the kind of financial scrutiny other presidents have accepted. It was a political and legal problem for Trump in one neat package: if the records were released, they could expose business ties, foreign entanglements, or tax-law questions; if they were blocked, he wou…

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House Democrats pry open Trump’s tax secrecy—and the White House braces for a fight

House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal formally demanded six years of Donald Trump’s personal and business tax returns, escalating a long-simmering battle over the president’s finances. The request landed squarely on April 3 and immediately raised the prospect of an executive-branch standoff, because the White House has spent years insisting Trump should remain shielded from the kind of financial scrutiny other …

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