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House Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee voted to release years of Donald Trump’s tax returns, ending a long legal fight over records he had kept hidden for years. The move also surfaced a fresh embarrassment: the committee said the IRS had failed to audit Trump’s returns during his first two years in office despite rules requiring presidential audits.
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House Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee voted to release years of Donald Trump’s tax returns, ending a long legal fight over records he had kept hidden for years. The move also surfaced a fresh embarrassment: the committee said the IRS had failed to audit Trump’s returns during his first two years in office despite rules requiring presidential audits.
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House Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee voted to release years of Donald Trump’s tax returns, ending a long legal fight over records he had kept hidden for years. The move also surfaced a fresh embarrassment: the committee said the IRS had failed to audit Trump’s returns during his first two years in office despite rules requiring presidential audits.
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