Congress split on probing Trump tax returns
Congressional Democrats on Friday said the U.S. Congress should obtain President Donald Trump's tax records to examine possible conflicts of interest, although Republicans showed little interest in taking action.
"This is a no-brainer, for crying out loud," said Democratic Representative Bill Pascrell, a House Ways and Means Committee Democrat who asked the panel this month to request Trump's federal tax returns from the U.S. Treasury.
The Ways and Means Committee is one of three panels with the authority to subpoena tax returns.
Defying decades of precedent, Trump has refused to release his tax returns. This has made it harder for watchdogs to determine how his actions as president may affect his sprawling business empire, including his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where Trump is hosting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this weekend.
Critics say disclosing tax returns would help settle concerns about possible conflicts of interest.
While Democrats say tax committees in Congress should exercise their authority to request Trump's federal tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service, Republicans who control Congress have shown little interest in doing so.
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