House Panel Releases Nixon Tax Details in Bid for Trump Returns
- Documents show House requested Nixon tax records for oversight
- Democrats hope precedent will help them with request to IRS
President Richard Nixon
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House Democrats released documents Thursday to show that their attempt to get President Donald Trump’s tax returns has historical precedent.
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to publish documents detailing how members of a congressional tax committee used their authority to get President Richard Nixon’s tax information and that the Internal Revenue Service immediately complied, according to a statement from Chairman Richard Neal.