House committee approves release of Trump’s tax records

The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday voted to make public former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, taking the unprecedented step of using congressional power to expose an American’s private financial information.

The move, executed in a party-line vote, will satisfy Democrats’ longtime yearning to see Mr. Trump’s taxes that he refused to release during the 2016 presidential campaign, breaking with the tradition of presidential candidates presenting their tax information to voters.

However, The Washington Times learned exclusively, the information being released included identifiable information about the former president’s 16-year-old son Barron, including his Social Security number.

A source familiar with the closed-door debate said the final hour led to a shouting match between lawmakers, and no GOP amendments were accepted by Democrats.

The committee’s Republicans said the Democratic members had set a precedent for politically motivated use of Congress’ authority over the IRS and Americans’ tax returns.

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