Trump taxes: Boxes of documents seen being wheeled into House committee room ahead of meeting

Committee staffers were seen rolling several boxes of documents into the House Ways and Means Committee room ahead of a meeting on former President Donald Trump‘s tax documents.

FATE OF TRUMP TAX RETURNS TO BE SET TUESDAY BY DEMOCRATS AFTER MULTIYEAR QUEST

The committee will decide on Tuesday whether to release Trump’s tax returns publicly after years spent trying to obtain them. The six years’ worth of returns may be partially or fully disclosed depending on the results of the meeting. Though the meeting will be behind closed doors, a transcript will be released to the public afterward.

Since taking over the committee in 2019, Democrats have been undergoing a legal battle to obtain Trump’s tax returns, using a law that allows the government to procure any citizen’s tax returns. Trump refused to abide by the committee’s request, saying it was a political hit job.

The Democrats triumphed in the political battle after a federal district court judge and federal appeals court ruled in their favor, the New York Times reported. The committee, which will be taken over by Republicans next month, is now set to vote on what to do with the returns.

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“Nearly four years ago, the Ways and Means Committee set out to fulfill our legislative and oversight responsibilities and evaluate the Internal Revenue Service’s mandatory audit program,” Rep. Richard E. Neal (D-MA) said. “As affirmed by the Supreme Court, the law was on our side, and on Tuesday, I will update the members of the committee.”

Republicans warned that the act gives a dangerous precedent. By allowing the committee to acquire Trump’s tax returns on a political basis, the Treasury Department is “unleashing a dangerous new weapon” that could “target political enemies” by disclosing information that might “embarrass and destroy them,” Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) said in a statement.