Dec 30, 2022 | Former US President Donald Trump's tax returns have been released, ending a bitter six-year long battle to gain greater insights into his finances. The returns stretch from 2015 through 2020, covering Mr Trump's candidacy and time in the White House. They give details of various entities through which he would have paid tax, including holdings companies and personal income. Responding to the release, Mr Trump's camp warned that the disclosure would lead to the US political divide becoming "far worse".
Dec 21, 2022 | A committee in the US House of Representatives has voted to release six years of Donald Trump’s tax returns. The former president’s filings from 2015-2021 - when he was running for president and serving in the White House - will be made public. Mr Trump fought to keep the documents a secret. US presidents are not required by law to release their tax returns, but for decades they have done so voluntarily. It is unclear when the public will be able to view the documents, with one committee member estimating it would be “a few days”.
A major fight is brewing between House Democrats and Donald Trump over the president’s tax returns. But Trump isn’t going to sit idly by while Democrats consider subpoenaing these records, and he’s hired a new legal team whose only purpose is to protect those returns and fight off the Democrats. The man is clearly hiding something, we just don’t know what. Is it evidence of criminal activity, or simply embarrassing info that he doesn’t want us to see regarding his REAL net worth? Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.
President Trump was dealt a major legal setback after a federal judge allows an emolument lawsuit against him to proceed. David Cay Johnston explains what comes next in a court case that could have bigger implications for Trump than the Mueller investigation.
Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said she wants former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee about alleged Russian meddling in the election. Collins also did not rule out a subpoena on President Trump's tax returns to investigate any financial ties to Russia. Philip Bump of The Washington Post and Caitlin Huey-Burns of Real Clear Politics joined CBSN to discuss.
