Donald Trump's Tax Records To be Released Shortly

The US House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee is shortly due to release the tax records of former President Donald Trump.

• Lauren Fox at CNN writes: "It wasn't always assumed the returns would be released to the public. That decision was voted on in committee last week and passed along party lines."
• The Hill reports: "While tax experts aren’t expecting huge revelations from the raw returns for 2015 to 2020, the more detailed documents could provide additional information on key areas of interest regarding the former president's businesses and professional associations."
• Former CIA officer and journalist Frank Snepp told the Hill: "Those of us who are interested in his relationship with Russia will be looking for any kind of confirmation of what Don [Trump] Jr. said in 2008 that Trump interests had received much of their money from Russian sources."
• The release of the records come after a four-year legal battle between Trump and House Democrats who argued that, while US presidents aren't compelled to disclose records, Trump documents should be released to audit the role the IRS.