Clock Starts in Legal Battle to Get Trump’s Tax Returns by 2020 (1)

The House Ways and Means Committee lawsuit, in its quest for President Donald Trump’s tax returns, sets in motion a legal battle that may not be resolved before the 2020 presidential election.

Courts will be asked to decide not just whether the panel’s request for six years of Trump’s personal and business returns is legitimate, but also whether Congress can sue the executive branch. How quickly it all happens will likely depend on the judge assigned to the case, according to tax practitioners and professors. The issue could eventually reach the U.S. Supreme Court.

“To get this all resolved ...