Trump ‘may release’ his tax returns after IRS settlement

Published May 20, 2026 4:34pm ET | Updated May 20, 2026 4:34pm ET



President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he “may release” his current tax returns to the public after the IRS reached a settlement over a leak of his past tax records.

The leaked returns from Trump’s first term “showed I pay a lot of tax,” he told the Washington Examiner. “I may even release my current returns because they show I pay a lot of money.”

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